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everton’s November/December 2008GenealogicalUniting a Tradition of Excellence with 21st Century Research TechnologyThe Hereditary Order of theFamilies of the Presidentsand the First Ladies ofAmerica page 16Do you have first family ancestry?Finding My Father page 20Never believe everything you hear!Using Deed Indexes page 24Pitfalls in using deed indexes forgenealogical researchImproving Your GenealogicalSuccess Rate page 26Use research statements to make it happen!Dust and a GreatMigration page 32The story of the dust-bowl yearsThe 2008 American CommunitySurvey page 38Were you required to fill in the forms?Canada Honors the AmericanLoyalists page 42Celebrations honoring ancestors in 2008Reading Old GermanScript page 52More information on reading oldGerman church recordsNet Family History page 97The Best German & Dutch Genealogy Siteson the InternetHELPERSubscribers...The GenealogicalHelper Magazine,with links, is nowavailable online...FREE TO YOU!!Turn to Page 121for importantinformation!!Display until 1/1/09$6.95 USA/$8.95 CANPlus:Scandinavian Questions Answered,Genealogical News,CD-ROM Reviews, Book Announcements,the Genealogical Event Calendar,Your Queries, and much more…

Regular Features7 Editorial8 Our Readers Write48 Scandinavian ResearchScandinavia—Questions & Answers— Ruth Ellen Maness, AG®52 Germanic ResearchReading Old German Church Records—Part III: Seelenbuch & Familienbuch— Kathy J. Stickney58 Relatively SpeakingMusic Through the Generations— Brookelea LuttonFermazin— Nancy Fermazin62 Breaking ThroughFred Eggert Drowned Crossing theMississippi River— Boyd Leuenberger68 Beginner’s CornerMilitary Records & Information inPrologue Magazine— Donna Potter Phillips70 Special Collections HighlightThe Bess Britton Michigan One-RoomSchoolhouse Collection72 The Next GenerationJoin a Lineage Society— Starr Campbell76 News to PeruseNews briefs for genealogists.82 Making a DifferenceDMT – A Short-Run Publisher Specializingin Genealogy84 Computer HelperCD-ROM Reviews— Leland K. Meitzler97 Net Family HistoryThe Best British Commonwealth Siteson the Net— Jeffrey A. BockmanYour Geni.com Tree—Plant It, Water It, andWatch It Grow!— Keith Alan McCarty, Jr122 On the Bookshelf144 Bureau of Missing Ancestors152 On the Horizon160 Marketplace168 Surname Index174 Advertiser IndexOn the CoverThe upper market and Marienkircheof Gelnhausen, Germany. Thistown was an important stop on themedieval trade route linking Leipzigwith Frankfurt am Main. Friedrich“Barbarossa” had a castle built herein 1160–1185. The church in thisphotograph was built a few decadeslater and stands as one of the fewProtestant churches in Germanywith an intact division betweennave and choir, commonplace inRoman Catholic churches. Photocourtesy of James Derheim, europeanfocus.com.In the Next IssueControlling Bias in Genealogy,by Robert HennonOur own biases have a distinct relationship to ourability to do successful genealogical research. Thelate Robert Hennon points out how to get aroundour natural inclinations.Build It and They Shall Come, by Bill NorrinMr. Norrin writes about producing one’s ownfamily website.The Past in Motion, by Gregory PedutoGregory points out how to save your old moviesand electronic data.City Directories: A Treasure Chest ofInformation, by Patricia Dingwall ThompsonCity Directories are loaded with genealogy. Patriciatells us where to find the data and how to use it.Using German Parish Registers,by Gail BlankenauMs. Blankenau writes on how to get the mostfrom Germanic parish register research.Genealogical Research in Alsace,by Glenn LazarusGlenn writes this article on French research, withan emphasis on the Alsace.Copyright © 2008, all rights reserved. Everton’sGenealogical Helper (ISSN 1554-2645) is publishedbimonthly and designated as January/February,March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October and November/December issues. Published at:595 Research Parkway, Suite B,North Logan, UT 84341.Phone: 435-752-6022; 800-443-6325.Fax: 435-752-1541.Vol. 62 Issue VI.PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAID at Logan, UT and at additionalmailing offices.POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Everton Publishers,PO Box 368, Logan, UT 84323-0368.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 3

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From the EditorFo u n d e r sWalter M. Everton (1876–1950)George B. Everton, Sr. (1904–1996)George B. Everton, Jr. (1930–1999)Ev e r t o n Pu bl i sh e r sPresident and PublisherWalter FullerExecutive Vice President/Chief Technology OfficerShirley MercadoEd i t o r i a lManaging EditorLeland K. Meitzlerleland@everton.comContributing EditorsRichard L. HooversonGeorge G. MorganHorst ReschkeWilliam DollarhideDonna Potter PhillipsJanet Elaine SmithJeffrey BockmanAnne HartHazel Mills—Roots CellarStarr Campbell—The Next GenerationProofreaderJulia AllenCo m p o s i t i o nDesignStefanie HaneyOf f ic e Ad m i n i s t r a t o r/Cu s t o m e r Se r v i c eMiste Newportmiste@everton.comAdvertising SalesEmail: ads@everton.comBy the time you read this issue, the Presidential electionwill be upon us. I don’t know about you, but I’m happythat the campaign season is about over. Every fouryears, Americans put ourselves through this trauma,listening to the candidates and their surrogates takenasty shots at the opposition. It’s an American traditionthat we love—and we love to hate the nastinessthat ALWAYS comes with it. A while back, I enjoyed anexhibition of campaign memorabilia while visiting theBuffalo & Erie County Historical Society in New York. Inoted that the campaign exaggerations and outright liesabout the opposition was just as bad in the days of our founding fathers asthey are now—maybe worse. It’s just that those folks didn’t have to contendwith what we call our “24-hour news cycle.”Considering that we have the election taking place, I asked MargaretMoen to write a piece about a relatively new hereditary organization calledthe Hereditary Order of the Families of the Presidents and First Ladies ofAmerica (HOFPFLA). And while we were on the subject hereditary societies,my friend, Starr Campbell, wrote a nice article on the more traditionalhereditary societies for this issue’s Next Generation column.Richard Hooverson wrote two articles for this issue. Besides his alwaysinformative“Musings and Gleanings” column, Richard wrote a specialarticle on the Dust Bowl and the great American migration that took placeduring the 1930s. I learned a lot from the article and I’m sure you will too.Those articles are just a few that you will surely enjoy while perusingthis issue of the Helper. The magazine is loaded with good stuff, so takeyour time and enjoy it all.As of today, my blog, GenealogyBlog.com, and my other website, GermanMapGuide.com,have been down for nearly a month. I’m hoping that bythe time you read this, all is working again. I still have no idea what’s goingon with the blogs. My webmaster, Joe Edmon, who has kept the websitesworking for me for years now, is working on it, but as of today, still has notfound and corrected the problem. In September, I flew to Honolulu, Hawaii,staying there for only 36 hours, and met with Joe about the problem. Sowe’re working on it. It’s just not fixed as of this minute. Being without myblog is killing me. I’m addicted to the thing.Lee Everton, great-grandson of the founder of Everton’s, has returnedto help with advertising and magazine circulation. Having worked in thegenealogy magazine industry most of his life, Lee understands the needsof genealogical businesses. He may be contacted directly at 435-764-4733or by email at evertongenealogy@yahoo.com.In other news, Lee and I were in Philadelphia for the Federation ofGenealogical Societies Conference. We manned the Everton booth fromWednesday evening through Saturday. The hall opened on Wednesday at6:30 p.m., prior to the conference, giving the attendees an uninterruptedopportunity to spend up to three hours with the exhibitors. It was a verysuccessful evening, and one that everyone seemed to like. Evening exhibithall hours don’t work DURING the conference, as too much is always goingon, but opening beforehand was a stroke of genius. As usual, we had a goodtime, and had the opportunity to visit with old friends and new.Until next time,Leland K. MeitzlerManaging Editor Leland@everton.comNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 7

Our Reade s WriteOur small genealogical society, IronCounty (MI) Genealogical Society,located in the Upper Peninsula ofMichigan, has a bi-monthly newsletter,of which I am the editor. Asan individual I subscribe to Everton’sGenealogical Helper. After I have perusedit, I then place it in our smalllibrary for use by all genealogists.As the Newsletter Editor, I wouldlike to share with our membershipwhat material may be found in thereand would like to quote smaller articles,or pull out particular itemsof interest. When I do this I makenote of the publication, date andvolume, and author. Would this beadequate when taking items fromyour publication? There is so muchmaterial that I would like to drawto the readers’ attention so they canmake good use of this magazine. Ialso don’t want to be guilty of violatingthe copyright law.As an example I would like toshare your thoughts in the “Fromthe Editor” section of the Jan/Feb2008 issue, where you make referenceto the amount of material nowbeing placed on the Internet. Themiddle four paragraphs give a lotof information and I would like toquote those using quotation marks,as well as source documentation.We have many members with Canadianconnections and the 1901 Censusof Canada article being broughtto their attention should prove interestingand valuable to them.I would be glad to send you anypages where we have used your materialso you can verify that I havedone it correctly. Your magazine hasSO MUCH in it; it only makes senseto let the folks know what is sittingon the shelves in our local library.And if they are from out of the area,they can seek it elsewhere, or subscribeto it themselves.Naturally I am hopeful that youwill give me an answer that willallow me to use the material in thenewsletters.Thank you in advance for anyconsideration given to this request.Sincerely,Joan H. Meyer, Presidentand Newsletter EditorIron County (MI)Genealogical SocietyCaspian MI 49915-0272Editor’s note: I replied to Ms.Meyer, giving her permission to useitems from the Helper in the societynewsletter. The staff at the Helper ismost interested in doing anythingreasonable that we can do to helpthe societies in their endeavors.We nearly always give the societiespermission to use our materials, ifasked. If your society would like todo the same, just drop me a note atLeland@everton.com.Reader InformationSubscriptions:Everton’s Genealogical Helpermagazine is published bimonthly(six issues per year). Subscriptionrate is $29 per year (U.S.).To order, call (800) 443-6325or visit www.everton.com.Advertising:Paid display and classified advertisementsare accepted. We reservethe right to refuse publication of anyadvertisement. Publication in ourmagazine does not indicate endorsementof products or services byEverton Publishers, Inc. See www.everton.com/advertising for rates.Submissions andContributionsSee guidelines on pages 4–5.Reprint PermissionsMaterial published in Everton’sGenealogical Helper may not bereproduced in any form withoutwritten permission fromGO/Everton Publishers.Ad rates: ads@everton.com.Website: www.everton.com.Copyright © 2008, all rights reserved.Everton’s Genealogical Helper(ISSN 1554-2645) is published bimonthlyand designated as January/February,March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October and November/Decemberissues. Published at:595 Research Parkway, Suite B,North Logan, UT 84341.Phone: (435) 752-6022;(800) 443-6325.Fax: (435) 752-1541.Vol. 62 Issue VI.PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAIDat Logan, UT and at additionalmailing offices.POSTMASTER: Send addresschanges to Everton Publishers,PO Box 368, Logan, UT 84323-0368.8 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

We have a yearly Six reunion inPittsfield, Illinois, which Joan SixPurdy organizes and heads yearly—continuing the work of her dad,Richard Six. This year she came upwith a genealogical Bingo-like game.The cards had pictures and names ofall of our Six ancestors. On an overhead,she showed their pictures andnames and called out the names asyou would call out Bingo numbers.If our cards had that picture, we puta marker on it. We played it as youplay Bingo. And as each name wascalled, we looked on our genealogical“Bingo” card. We won genealogyprizes. She also let the children playthe game first, and later the adultsplayed.Six families were there from as faraway as Virginia, Indiana, California,etc.Joan also had a man tell about thelocations of old family graves andshe had a rubbing of an original Sixancestor’s gravestone. We all had alovely time and visit. The Six Associationshe heads rented the buildingand everyone brought food. Weall pay $10 a year membership to theSix Association.I also have a wonderful story totell about her father, Richard Sixof Kansas. He found a Roy Six inKentucky who said his father wasa John Six of Decatur, Illinois, buthe had never known him becausehis mother wouldn’t marry John.Well, after all these many years, myhusband found out he had a halfbrother.We are very close and visityearly & exchange email with himand his family. They are wonderfuland Roy is exactly the identical imageof my husband’s father. So, goodthings can happen through yearsand years of genealogical research.We know!Well Ann Farr Six, St. Charles, MOaddress of the website is: www.william1.co.uk.You are most welcome to wanderthrough the ever-increasing numberof pages.I have one small problem. WhilstI have many sources covering theUK and Europe, I find, apart froma couple of stalwarts on your side ofthe Atlantic (see AcknowledgementsPage), that I am sadly short of informationon those descendants whoemigrated to North America. It isdifficult, but not impossible to tracea line through a thousand years ofhistory; the problem is always thelast 50 years!There are numerous U.S. and Canadiancitizens scattered throughthe database and, I am sure, thereare many more still to come. Howeverthere is a block of descendantsthat emanate from the marriage ofBenedict Swingate Calvert and ElizabethCalvert. This root section maybe found at: www.william1.co.uk/t38.htm.Our Readers Wr teThey include the wife of JohnParke Custis, stepson of PresidentGeorge Washington.The purpose of my approachis simple. You have been recommendedto me as the “Grandfatherof Genealogical Publications” in theU.S. when it comes to family history.I need to have the site seen and noticedby your citizens in the hopethat their family, or a member of it,is recognised. The idea is that theycontact me with any updates theycan provide…Alan Freer, Byfleet, Surry, EnglandMy name is Alan Freer, of Byfleet,Surry, England. For the last thirtyyears I have been tracing the descendantsof William the Conqueror andhave begun placing this informationon the Internet for all to share. TheNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 9

&Musings GleaningsFROM THE WORLD OF HISTORY AND GENEALOGYBy Ri c h a r d L. Ho o v e r s o nImmigrants Landing at Ellis Island, photo taken sometimebetween 1910 and 1920; Library of Congress, Prints, andPhotographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company CollectionAmerica’s Front DoorNot all immigrants arriving at New York camethrough Ellis Island. Where your ancestor first setfoot on American soil depends on his or her date ofarrival.Streets of New York, before 31 April 1855.There was little regulation of immigration when thefirst great wave brought five million people to Americanshores after the War of 1812. Passengers simplygot off their ship at whatever wharf it tied up to. Theship’s master presented a customs list to the Collectorof Customs, the immigrants made whatever declarationwas necessary, and then they went on their way.Beginning in 1820 they were recorded on passengerarrival lists. The potato famine of 1846-50 caused agreat influx of Irish, just as German “Forty-eighters”and others began fleeing political upheavals in Europe.By 1850, when 1,912 ships disembarked 212,796passengers onto the streets, the city had become seriouslyover burdened. Castle Garden, the first staterunimmigration depot, opened in 1855.Castle Garden, 01 August1855–18 April 1890During this period, immigrantprocessing was a function ofthe state, not the federal government.Between eight andtwelve million immigrantscame through Castle Garden,formerly a popular entertainmentemporium, that was locateda few yards off the Batteryat the tip of Manhattan. A courtdecision in 1875 affirmed federalsupremacy over immigration(under the commerce clause ofthe Constitution). In that yearprostitutes and criminals wereprohibited from entering, andin 1878 the National QuarantineAct vested quarantine authorityin the Marine Hospital Service. In 1882 the ChineseExclusion Act was passed, and “lunatics” and “idiots”were barred. The Immigration Act of 1882 authorizedthe Treasury Department to contract withthe states for reception of immigrants, which thenbecame a joint state/federal effort. Passengers processedat Castle Garden are listed on the manifests ofBattery and old Castle Garden (CastleClinton), New York; Library of Congress,Prints, and Photographs Division, DetroitPublishing Company Collection10 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Barge Office about 1900, New York; Libraryof Congress, Prints, and Photographs Division,Detroit Publishing Company CollectionImmigrant Inspection Station at Ellis Island;Courtesy of the National Park Serviceships that arrived at New York. The ship arrivals arein chronological order. Today, Castle Garden containsa museum and is the departure point for visitors toEllis Island and the Statue of Liberty (which was dedicatedin 1886, just as resistance to more immigrationwas increasing).Barge Office, 19 April 1890–31 December 1891In 1890, when the federal government assumed totalcontrol of immigration, New York refused to allowit to continue using Castle Garden and Congress appropriated$75,000 to build an immigration stationon Ellis Island. While construction was underway,the Barge Office at the foot of Whitehall Street, nearthe Battery, was used. In 1891, 405,664 immigrantswere processed there. In that year a law barred paupers,polygamists, or “persons suffering from a loathor dangerous contagious disease.” At Ellis Island,landfill from the ballast of incoming ships was usedto double the size of the natural island to six acres.Artesian wells were dug and a large structure madeof Georgia pine was erected.Ellis Island, 01 January 1892–14 June 1897On the first day of operation, three large ships arrivedat the new immigrant station and 700 passengers wereprocessed. Annie Moore, a 15-year-old Irish girl, wasthe first. Nearly 450,000 passed through in the firstyear. About 1.5 million had been processed by thenight of 14-15 June 1897 when a fire of unknown origincompletely destroyed the wooden buildings. Onesource indicates that records dating from 1855-90,housed in old Navy powder magazines, were alsodestroyed.Barge Office, 15 June 1897–16 December 1900Processing was transferred back to the Barge Officewhile a new fireproof building was being built. In1898, the island was expanded to 17 acres with rockand earth taken from the excavation of subway tunnelsand the construction of Grand Central Station.By then, steamships had replaced sailing vessels andthe Atlantic crossing was reduced from three monthsto two weeks. Serious scandals of graft and brutalitywere uncovered just as the new facility was aboutto open.Ellis Island, 17 December 1900–late 1924The new building, made of red brick with limestonetrim, was designed to process 5,000 immigrantseach day. Only steerage passengers were taken therefor inspection; first and second-class travelers wereprocessed by officials who came aboard soon aftera ship docked. All passengers were listed on passengermanifests prepared by the steamship companies.A piece of paper was pinned to the jacketof each steerage passenger showing the page andline number where the person’s name appearedon the list. Officers of the renamed Public Healthand Marine Hospital Service watched as the immigrantsclimbed the stairs from the baggage area tothe Great Hall, noting any who wheezed, coughed,shuffled, or limped. Following a cursory medicalexam, symbols were chalked on the clothing ofNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 11

potentially sick immigrants. Those with “Class A”conditions, which included trachoma, were likely tobe deported, or held in the hospital. The first hospital,the 120-bed General Hospital, opened in 1902and was later expanded to 275 beds. A ContagiousDisease Hospital opened in 1911. More than 3,000people died in the hospital. The movie GodfatherII depicts the young Vito Corleone with an encircledX on his jacket, meaning that he showed signsof mental defect (he stammered when giving hisname). In 1907, the peak year, 1,004,756 immigrantsarrived (the all-time daily high was 11,747). Theywere asked 29 questions, including name, occupation,and the amount of money they had with them.Some unskilled workers were rejected because theywere likely to become a public charge. Immigrantswho were cleared spent from three to five hours onthe island. During WWI, the island held crews fromGerman merchant ships and enemy aliens that hadbeen rounded up, and served as a way station forsick American soldiers.Ellis Island, late 1924–12 November 1954By the time the National Origins Act of 1924 slammedAmerica’s open door shut, marking the end of massimmigration, over 34 million immigrants had cometo America. The law banned immigrants from EastAsia, decreased the quota of European immigrationto two percent of the nationalities recorded inthe 1890 census, and reduced the annual quota to164,000. Future immigrants were processed at U.S.consulates overseas. From 1929-52 the quotas werebased on the 1920 census. The island then became acenter for the detention of aliens, and a processingcenter for WWII displaced persons. The last immigrantprocessed was Arne Peterssen, a Norwegianmerchant seaman, in 1954.In November of 1954, following 62 years of service,Ellis Island closed its doors. The 33 structures weredeclared excess federal property and placed underthe General Services Administration. Thirty yearslater, the non-profit Statue of Liberty-Ellis IslandFoundation raised funds to restore the main building,which was opened to the public in 1990. There isa current effort to restore the hospitals and quarantinefacilities on the south side of the island. In 1994,the Battery Conservancy was created to revitalize the23-acre park at the tip of Manhattan and the CastleClinton (Garden) National Monument.For additional reading see: August C. Bolino, TheEllis Island Source Book (1975), Lorie Conway, ForgottenEllis Island (2007); Edward Corsi, In the Shadowof Liberty: The Chronicle of Ellis Island (1935), BarryMoreno, Encyclopedia of Ellis Island (2004); Ann Novotny,Strangers at the Door (1971); T. M. Pitkin, Keepersof the Gate: A History of Ellis Island (1975).Political AnimalsFables often include talking animals that teach a morallesson, and human beings have often been assignedthe attributes of animals, such as “treacherous as asnake,” “smart as a fox,” “strong as an ox,” “gentleas a lamb,” “slow as turtle,” “quick like a bunny,”“dumb as a goose,” or having the “heart of a lion,”being “a wolf in sheep’s clothing,” or “acting like ajackass.” Animals have historically been adopted assymbols of nations or political organizations. The Britishlion, the Russian bear, and the American eagle,which holds arrows in one claw and an olive branchin the other, come to mind. Henry Clay’s Whig politicalviews were symbolized by a raccoon, New York’scorrupt Tammany Hall was represented by a tiger, the1890s Populist Party by a goat, the short-lived SilverParty by a pig, the Prohibition Party by a camel (theydrink infrequently and only water), and the recentAmerican Reform Party by a bison.The Democrat’s association with donkeys began in1828 when Andrew Jackson’s opponents called himThe Democratic Jackass,Courtesy of Wikipedia.org12 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

a jackass because of his populist views. In 1837, Jackson,then retired, was depicted in a cartoon as stilltrying to lead a donkey, which represented the stubbornDemocrat party. It was titled “A Modern Baalimand his Ass,” referring to a Biblical story (Numbers22:22) where a donkey is beaten after trying to savethe life of his owner. The Grand Old Party’s associationwith pachyderms began in 1874 when ThomasNast drew a cartoon for Harper’s Weekly titled “TheThird Term Panic” that depicted a rampaging elephant(and donkey clothed in a lion’s skin). In 1912,when former president Theodore Roosevelt ran asthe Progressive Party’s candidate against the Republicanincumbent, William Howard Taft, he said thathe “felt as strong as a bull moose” and from then onthe party was referred to as the Bull Moose Party.Woodrow Wilson defeated both Taft and Rooseveltin the general election.The Year That Divided AmericaResearch into the historical context of family historyshould not be limited to events that occurred manyyears ago. Some readers of this magazine are now theliving ancestors of one or two later generations andthe events of their lives are the “olden days” in theeyes of their children and grandchildren. Time andhistory move relentlessly onward. As 2008 comes toan end it may be instructive to look back 40 years, to1968, which was the focal point of the flower-power“if it feels good, do it” generation, but also a dark timeof a bitter ongoing war, assassinations, and riots.Much had gone before. The civil rights legislationof 1964 ended legal segregation, the 1965 Watts riotset the tone of confrontations in cities across thecountry, the Pill was declared safe in 1966, and theDemocrats suffered defeats in congressional elections.Racial violence broke out in Detroit in 1967,and Mohammed Ali refused the oath of inductionsaying, “I ain’t got no quarrel with the Viet Cong.”Hippies, guided by the Whole Earth Catalog, set uprural communes and eked-out meager existences,as depicted in the movie Easy Rider. As Tom Wolf’sbook, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, reported onthe cross-country doings of Ken Kesey’s MerryPranksters, many people became attracted to thecounter-culture values of the San Francisco “HumanBe-in,” the Haight-Ashbury “Summer of Love,” orthe “Turn on, Tune in, Drop out” lifestyle of LSDguru Timothy Leary. The so-called Silent Majoritybelieved that the choice should be “America, love itor leave it.”In 1968, a first-class stamp cost five cents andthe median household income was $7,743. The yearbegan with the North Koreans seizing the 83-mancrew of the intelligence ship Pueblo, which they detainedfor a year. General William Westmorelandtold the National Press Club that “the end was inview” in Vietnam, which was then in its 11th year,but in January the Tet Offensive saw North Vietnameseand Vietcong forces sweep down on Hueand 31 provincial capitals and military bases. Oneassault team got briefly inside the walls of the U.S.embassy in Saigon. American forces recapturedmost areas during a three-week battle that killed1,163 Americans. In March, American soldiers massacred347 civilians at the village of My Lai whichprompted widespread outrage and an investigation,and, in 1969, a court-martial.Arlo Guthrie’s song “Alice’s Restaurant” was an18-minute-long satirical protest against the militarydraft, which inducted the oldest eligible males between19 and 25, but many men faked illnesses at theclassification examinations or took advantage of variousdeferments. The underground Manual for DraftAge Immigrants to Canada sold 65,000 copies and “Hellno, we won’t go” became an anthem.The war cost $66 million a day and led to an increasein taxes, and Martin Luther King argued thatthe needs of America’s poor could not be addressedas long as the war continued. Television broughtthe fighting into American homes each evening.In March, after trusted newsman Walter Cronkiteopined that the war was neither noble nor winnable,President Lyndon Johnson said, “If I’ve lostCronkite, I’ve lost the American people,” and he toldthe nation, “I shall not seek and I will not accept thenomination of my party as your president.” Fivedays later, Dr. King, in Memphis to support strikingsanitation workers, was assassinated by James EarlRay while standing on a balcony of the LorraineMotel. This touched off violence in 125 cities, includingWashington, protests at Columbia and othercolleges, and “Ten Days of Resistance” organizedby Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). It alsofueled the growth of the Youth International Party(“Yippies”), the radical Weathermen, and the BlackPanthers, which were led by Eldridge Clever, theauthor of Soul on Ice.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 13

Martin Luther King Murder headlines, Courtesy of UCLA.Popular culture reflected the turbulence of thetime. Hair, a tribal love-rock musical took Broadwayby storm and its song, “The Age of Aquarius,” offeredthe hope of “harmony and understanding,sympathy, and trust abounding.” The motion picturerating system (G, PG, R, and X) began and the mostpopular movies were Rosemary’s Baby, 2001: A SpaceOdyssey, The Lion in Winter, Funny Girl, Romeo andJuliet, and Oliver! The top TV shows were “Rowan andMartin’s Laugh-in” and the controversial “SmothersBrothers.” The music scene was dominated by ArethaFranklin, “The Queen of Soul”; James Brown,“The Godfather of Soul”; The Mamas and the Papas;The Byrds; The Beach Boys; The Animals; JamesTaylor; Jim Morrison and The Doors; The GratefulDead; Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the HoldingCompany; and Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young. TheBeatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”won a Grammy for the best album, and “Up, Up andAway” by the Fifth Dimension was song of the year.John Lennon sold an album that showed nude frontand back views of him and Yoko Ono. The SummerOlympics were held in Mexico City and the WinterOlympics in Grenoble, France.The Democratic campaign became a three-wayrace between pro-war vice-president Hubert Humphreyand anti-war Senators Eugene McCarthy andRobert F. Kennedy. On 4 June 1968, after narrowlywinning the California primary, RFK was gunneddown in the Ambassador Hotelin Los Angeles by a Jordaniannamed Sirhan Sirhan.This set the stage for a violentdust-up at the Democratic NationalConvention in Chicago,in August. Following profaneshouting matches betweendelegates, a “peace plank” wasvoted down, and, after a VietCong flag was planted on astatue in Grant Park, the streetswere filled with 18 minutes ofmayhem as police with tear gasbattled protestors. There were589 arrests and 119 policemenand over 100 protesters wereinjured. The “Chicago Seven”were tried and acquitted for incitinga riot. A world away, inCzechoslovakia, Soviet troops suppressed a reformistuprising known as “Prague Spring.” Alabamagovernor George Wallace ran as the pro-segregationcandidate of the American Independent Party, butRichard M. Nixon took the White House promisingthat he would untangle Vietnam, restore law andorder and “bring us together.”In December, Apollo 8 circled the moon and thecrew read from the book of Genesis, closing with “…good night, good luck, Merry Christmas, and Godbless all of you—all of you on the good Earth.” Atyear’s end 537,000 troops were in Vietnam and 30,000Americans had died there (16,500 in 1968, the bloodiestyear). Another seven years of fighting and socialchaos lay ahead.Early ScrapbookingOur ancestors of the 1800s turned scrapbooking intoa near art form. Their laboriously fashioned books,which were made by people of all ages, classes,and both genders, may contain surprising clues forgenealogists.These assemblages were pasted on the pages ofold bookkeeping ledgers, or bound reports that wereno longer of interest, or into mass-produced albumsthat became available when printing technologymade binding cheaper. Such books of blank pageswere advertised in magazines and catalogs. Ourancestors jotted down snippets of prose and poetry,14 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

and pasted-in colorful advertising cards, postcards,recipes, clippings from magazines and newspapers,pictures from seed catalogs, photographs, and mementosof local celebrations and events. These itemswere densely affixed on the pages, so as to obscurepreviously printed text, and in this way loose materialwas turned into durable volumes.The clues in these assemblages, if they have survived,can yield information about ethnicity, occupations,religious and political affiliations, lodgemembership, relatives and associates, the area fromwhich a family emigrated, and the names of nearbytowns, rivers, and terrain features.Richard L. Hooverson, the owner ofOut of the Past , offers seminars tosocieties and assistance to authorsof family histories. He is a graduateof the University of Wisconsin,a Fellow of the Texas StateGenealogical Society, and a memberof the Association of ProfessionalGenealogists. His great-grandfatheremigrated from Norway to Wisconsin Territory in 1847.His special interests are ethnic settlement patternsand social history. He has presented over 300 lecturesnationwide, including conferences of the NationalGenealogical Society and Federation of GenealogicalSocieties. Address: 701 Lake Road, Belton, TX 76513;email: haaver@vVm.com; Web: www.outofthepast.com.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 15

Related To AFirst Family?It’s More Likely Than You Imagine©iStockphoto.com/Giorgio FochesatoBy Ma rg a r e t Mo e nDDo you think that finding a presidential kinship on your family tree is as likely as receiving an invitationto a White House dinner? Not according to two cabinet members of the Hereditary Order of the Familiesof the Presidents and First Ladies of America (HOFPFLA), President James K. Raywalt and Secretary ofEngraving Patricia Sears Wasilik.Follow their advice and you might find your firstfamilyconnections are as numerous and far-flungas the tea leaves in Boston Harbor.President Raywalt founded HOFPFLA on April 6,2003 in Washington, D.C., with 12 other memberswith proven kinship to a President or First Lady. Hedecided on 13 founders to symbolize the 13 originalcolonies. Secretary Wasilik served as the firsttreasurer.“There was a hole in the lineage society community,to a certain extent,” says Raywalt, a collateraldescendant of President Franklin Pierce. “There isan organization that recognizes the presidents of theUnited States from George Washington to GeorgeBush, but there was no organization that recognizedalso the contribution [of] first ladies to the governanceof our nation and indeed tothe culture of our country… So wedecided to organize a group thatrecognized collateral kinship, ordirect lineage, of course, frompresidents or first ladies ratherthan just presidents.”Raywalt specifies that “it is notabout presidential wives, per se,because not all wives were firstladies. Thomas Jefferson’s wife,for example, was deceased. JamesBuchanan wasn’t married. So hisniece was his White House hostess.So we recognized the White House hostesses… if thatoffice was filled by someone other than a wife.”Also included as qualifying forebears are the 14men who were the chief executive officers of the U.S.government from the very beginning of the revolutionaryperiod, 1774, and their wives, if they weremarried. Two examples: John Hancock and John Jayand their spouses.You never thought of those colonial leaders as potentialfirst-family ancestors? You definitely neverconsidered the heads of the republics that came intoexistence after the United States was formed as anindependent nation.These, says Raywalt, encompass “those republics…established on American soil, such as the Republicof Vermont, the Republic of Texas, the Republic of16 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

California, the Republic of West Florida, the ConfederateStates of America, and the Republic of Hawaii.We wanted to recognize them not as independentnations, because they are part of the United States,and yet they were independent nations at the time,for their period of time.”(See HOFPFLA’s website, www.presidentsandfirstladies.org, under “Propositi” for a roster of all thecandidates for your first-family kinship.)HOFPFLA’s revolutionary criteria might free youto claim some presidential ancestry. But still, how doyou know if you are likely to find any chief executivebranches on your family tree?Yankee ingenuity and hard work increase yourchances. “If you want to take the time to go aheadand sit and work at the computer and work at thelibrary, you could have multiple ancestors, just like Ido,” says Wasilik, who declares kinship to 37 presidentsand first ladies, including collateral descentfrom John Adams.Raywalt says, “One of the things that I constantlysmile about is the number of my friends and colleaguesfrom these [other] lineage groups who areunaware that they have kinship to a president or firstlady. I’ve approached many of them over the yearsand said, ‘When are you going to join Presidents andFirst Ladies?’ [They say] ‘I’d love to, but I don’t thinkI have anyone that qualifies me.’ And I say, ‘Well, doyou have a few minutes?’”Raywalt—who shares collateral descent from PresidentPierce with First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush andPresident George W. Bush—always begins by askingpotential HOFPFLA members if they boast colonialNew England ancestors.“Usually anybody that’s connected up in NewEngland has multiple connections,” agrees Wasilik.Next Raywalt will ask if they claim Old Virginiaancestry. “There’s a big opportunity there becausethere have been so many presidents and first ladiesfrom Virginia.”If aspiring members answer yes to those questions,he then asks them if they have a Mayflowerancestor, because many presidents and first ladies aredescended from one or more Mayflower pilgrims.Those ties failing, Raywalt asks people if they aredescended from colonial governors, as many firstfamilies are descended from them.Don’t despair if you are none of the above, becauseRaywalt points to another presidential pathway:The Woodrow Wilson House a NationalLandmark, in Washington D.C., where the 13founders met and organized HOPFLA; Courtesyof Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attributionmembership in Flagon and Trencher (www.flagonandtrencher.org), an organization of descendants ofcolonial innkeepers and taverners.Raywalt, the self-described “chief cook and bottlewasher” of that group, notes that almost all colonialtowns had at least one tavern and its owner had to belicensed. When you consider how numerous colonialtowns were, you won’t be surprised that many presidentsand first ladies sprang from innkeepers andtaverners, and it’s quite possible you did, too, saysRaywalt. The first families, he states, “come from thesame cloth as most of us do.”What are your best resources for tracing yourpresidential lineage?Wasilik gives this classic counsel: Start at home.You’ll find a roadmap by “checking with grandmotherand grandfather and seeing if somebody haswritten down some research or some family tree andjust starting with the census and working back,” shesays. Check with all your older relatives, as one ofthem might say, “‘Oh, I remember Aunt Sarah wasin a club. Let’s see, it was the DAR [Daughters of theAmerican Revolution].’ And then, all of a sudden, ifyou’re able to, you can just open the door with that.”Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 17

A copy of the certificate of Charles Green Banks, III; Note thatthe image is slightly cropped, with the actual certificate havinga wider outer matte area; Courtesy of the HOFPFLA websiteHOFPFLA recommends a number of texts youcan use, including Ancestors of American Presidents byGary Boyd Roberts, and American Presidential Families,by Hugh Brogan, Charles Mosley, and David Prebenna.(For more about these and other books, visitthe Membership page of HOFPFLA’s website andfollow the bibliography link. Simply click on HOFP-FLA’s Links for useful online sources—includinggovernment and Mayflower society sites.)HOFPFLA hopes to create and publish a book onfirst ladies that will parallel Gary Boyd Roberts’ bookon the presidents.Raywalt says some presidents and first ladies wereinterested in their own family histories. “Edith CarowRoosevelt, the second Mrs. Teddy Roosevelt… wasvery interested in her genealogy. She published a bookon her genealogy in 1928. The book American Backlogs;The Story of Gertrude Tyler and Her Family, 1660-1860, isnamed for Edith Roosevelt’s mother. It’s available insome libraries and Raywalt calls it “very useful.”Raywalt recommends researching in the librariesof the New England Historic Genealogical Society(www.newenglandancestors.org) in Boston and ofthe Daughters of the American Revolution (www.dar.org) in Washington, D.C. He also suggests LDS librariesand the Genealogy Center of the Allen CountyPublic Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana (www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/index.html).Those with possible first ladyconnections can explore Canton,Ohio’s National First Ladies’ Library(www.firstladies.org).Both Raywalt and Wasilik remindyou not to overlook local genealogicalsocieties and libraries.In your presidential kinshiphunt, says Raywalt, avoid thesame traps you need to watch outfor in any family history research.“Just because it says so on the Internetdoes not make it true… AndI do see from time to time wheresomebody will say, ‘Well, this isso-and-so’s GEDCOM and it camefrom XYZ place.’ And I say, ‘That’svery nice… and it’s a great roadmap,but now you’ve got to proveit through standard genealogicalresources’.”Primary sources available online, such as actualcensus records, can advance your first-family quest,he says. “But we still need the libraries and to methere’s nothing better than a good old dusty book.”Wasilik cites “birth and death records, the wills,census records, some family genealogies that use alot of source referencing” as documents that HOFP-FLA could accept as proof you are indeed made ofpresidential stuff.Excluded are the “glory” biographies publishedfrom about 1850-1880, she says. “Somebody wantedto have an illustrious background so somebody elsejust wrote a wonderful genealogy. Some of those arereally distorted.”If you think you can establish first-family kinship,contact either President James K. Raywalt or Secretaryof Registry Arthur Louis Finnell under “Contact”at www.presidentsandfirstladies.org. SecretaryFinnell can send you an application, and PresidentRaywalt can assist with general inquiries.When you do join HOFPFLA’s 200 members, youwill receive the organization’s annual magazine, ExecutivePapers, which is not otherwise available. “Ineach issue of the magazine we publish some of thelineages of presidents and first ladies, and they’re differenteach issue,” says Raywalt. “And we also publishin the magazine diagrams that show how presidentsand first ladies are related to one another.”18 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

HOFPFLA holds an annual spring meeting—a tea party—at the Willard Hotel in Washington,D.C. Wasilik reflects that “there’s the camaraderie ofknowing that you and the fellow sitting next to youare both related to a president and how he is relatedto them and how you’re related to them.”Margaret Moen is a St. Paul, Minnesota-basedfreelance writer and editor. She has previouslywritten for Everton’s Genealogical Helper on theNorwegian naming system and on how to use onlinemilitary sources. Her articles have also appeared inthe VFW Magazine, Air & Space/Smithsonian,Aviation History, The American Spectatoronline, Italian America, and other publications.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 19

very young, probably very scared with my motherbeing very pregnant with me. The marriage licensehad a lot of information including my father’s dateof birth and with this, I knew there was much moreto discover.It’s difficult to explain, but what I once cared nothingabout soon sparked my curiosity. Just the fewnew facts that contradicted what I was originally toldpushed me further to want to know more. I wonderedhow much more there was to learn that was eithertold to me incorrectly or just kept from me all theseyears. I soon realized though that Sarah, bless her inquisitivelittle heart, was going to find out more aboutmy family whether I wanted to learn it or not.The first stop in the hunt was the social securitydeath index. It was there I found my father. He diedin 1992 at the very young age of 48, just five yearsolder than I am now. As surprising as the age whenhe died was where he died. I remember being toldthat he had family in Ohio and perhaps Michigan,but there was never any mention of Tennessee, RhoneCounty, to be exact. So, the next step was to find theobituary. This would perhaps give some insight intosome of his family, how he died and maybe evenhow he lived. I called the local newspaper, whichreferred me to the local library, which referred meto the local historical society. After being put onhold briefly, a very nice gentleman from the RhoneCounty Historical Commission pulled the obituaryoff of microfilm and read it to me over the phone asI took notes.The obituary read that my fatherleft behind two sisters, a brother,a wife, and five children (not includingme). I was stunned to saythe least. Taking my notes fromthe telephone conversation, Sarahwent to work looking for phonenumbers based on the names andcities from the obituary. Beforetoo long, we found a number thatcould have possibly been his sisterLois, in Cleveland, Ohio.Everything moved so fast. Itwas that morning that we wentto the county courthouse for themarriage certificate, searched thesocial security index, made numerouscalls to Tennessee andresearched possible matches to the names in theobituary. Although it was late in the afternoon andI was emotionally exhausted, I knew in my heartthat I had to call that number. I also knew that if Ithought about it too long, I might never dial it. Eventhough through that entire day I was driven to know,a voice inside told me to leave well enough alone.Ignoring the voice, I picked up the phone and dialedthe Cleveland number. It was a call that changedmy life.I asked the voice on the other end of the telephone,“Is this Lois Bennett, the sister of DanielBurns?” She said yes. Not wanting to scare or shockher, I told her that I was doing some family research,but when she insistently asked, “Well, whoare you?” I told her that I was Dan, her brother’sson from Pittsburgh. She then replied, “Oh my, Iremember you. We always wondered what happenedto you.” We talked briefly and arranged forme to call back a few hours later. I hung up thephone after a five minute conversation and knewimmediately that I had opened a door, not knowingwhere it would lead.Gathering myself mentally and emotionally,I called back a couple of hours later with a list ofquestions to ask about family history, heritage, andmedical issues. Having three children of my own,I knew it was important to learn all I can about myfather’s medical history. The news wasn’t good. Hedied of a heart attack, being overweight, a heavyFamily: During my visit to Cleveland after learning of myfather’s family, I was greeted with open arms. Seen here ismost, but not all of the family that I didn’t know I had.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 21

drinker, and a very heavy cigarette smoker. Aftertalking with my aunt Lois for a while, I gained awhole new insight into what kind of man my fatherwas and the things she told me left me flabbergasted.She told me of incidents pertaining to my mother onwhich I previously got only her side of the story. Onein particular was the episode where I was hidden bymy father’s mother in a dresser drawer. The storytold by my mother was that my grandmother wasattempting to take me from her. My aunt Lois however,tells a different tale. My father and his motherwere protecting me from one of my mother’s manyviolent tirades. After 15 years with her, this is thestory most believable.Aunt Lois went on to tell me of a time that myfather sat and cried about not being able to raiseme himself after losing me to my mother. She and Italked for a while but when the conversation turnedto family history, she referred me to my half-brotherJim. She had called him that afternoon after our firstconversation and told him to expect my call laterthat evening. The interesting thing was that beforethat day, Jim had no idea I existed. Jim and I talkedfor hours and I learned that my father was a loving,caring man who maybe wasn’t perfect but did hisbest to be a good parent. He taught his children todo right by themselves and others without raising ahand in anger to any of them.Shortly after making contact with my father’s sideof the family, we traveled to Cleveland, stayed fora weekend and met just about everyone. I learnedthat Daniel Joseph Burns had, in fact, eight children,seven boys and a girl, of which I am the first. Althoughnot all of us have been united, with regardto Jim’s two brothers, Bill and Jason, immediately weformed a bond, with Jim and I especially becomingclose. We aren’t half-brothers, we’re just brothers.During the weekend in Ohio, I was welcomed withopen arms, not as a new friend but as family. It wasoverwhelming and emotional as only then did I realizethat a very big part of my life had always beenmissing. Growing up, many people felt sorry for mebecause I never had a family, but now I do. I mustadmit though, when I made the initial phone calls,after 43 years I expected to hear something like: “Itwas nice to hear from you, have a nice life, stay intouch, etc.” What I didn’t expect was the level of loveand acceptance I received. The best surprise was thefact that the nicest people I ever met in my life wouldturn out to be my own family.Daniel J. Burns lives nearPittsburgh, Pennsylvania andis the president of The MifflinTownship Historical Society.A police officer and a freelancewriter, he has published thelocal history books Duquesne,Bedford and Its Neighborsand Pittsburgh’s Rivers. Dan is also a frequentcontributor to various local historical newsletters andmagazines and speaks to community organizationsand at civic events on writing and law enforcement.22 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

©iStockphoto.com/Murat KocBeCautiousWhenUsingDeedIndexesBy Je n n i f er Sh e p pa r dA typical Grantor Index pageAlphabetical listings known as indexes are excellent and all books should include one. When I pick up abook that doesn’t have an index, I simply put it down, and wait until the end of my research time to checkit out. Indexes save everyone time, which can be a precious commodity when you have traveled far fromhome to do research and have a limited number of hours to devote to the visit. In some cases, you mightnot even find what you are looking for, if it weren’t for those alphabetical lists in the back of the book.Courthouse records contain indexes as well. TheDeed Books have cross-indexes to enable you to findthe deed you are looking for. There is a Grantor Index(seller/giver of the property) and a Grantee Index(buyer/receiver of the property) that shows theDeed Book and page on which you can find a copyof that deed.Although the deed indexes are great, you must becareful when using them. I specialize in courthouseresearch, and nothing is more fun than spending aday at the courthouse looking through those dustyold books.While working for one client, I spent two days atthe courthouse in Martin County, North Carolinadoing detailed deed research. The purpose of myvisit was to find a bill of sale for a slave, Luke Peal,an ancestor of the client’s spouse. Consequently, Iproceeded to read all the Peal/Peel/Peele deedsfrom anyone, to anyone; from 1834 (when Luke wasbelieved to have been born) and 1867 (two years afterthe slaves were freed at the end of the Civil War). Inorder to do a thorough job; you need to search boththe Grantee and Grantor Indexes. The reason for thisadvice came to light during that particular researchtrip. During those two days, I found several deedswhose pages were incorrect as given in the GranteeIndex. I carefully checked and re-checked and sureenough, the index listed the wrong page number.Discovering such errors in no way reflects negativelyon current employees. First of all, everyonemakes mistakes. It has always been my philosophythat “if you never make a mistake, you’re not doinganything!” Secondly all of these errors were madeover 150 years ago. As a matter of fact, when I findan error, the courthouse staff is always more thanhappy to make a correction, when I show them wherethe mistake is. Please Note: Never make any correctionsor deface any documents you find in any record

epository. If you find an error, do as I do, bring it tothe attention of a person in authority and let themmake the correction if they wish to do so… as theyinitial the change so that anyone seeing the changewill know it was made by someone who had the authorityto make that change to the “official” record.The first error I found was in the index under theyears 1841–1843, which indicates the deed is filed inDeed Book (D. B.) M. There it lists Noah Peel as thegrantee (buyer of the property) and Asa Robinson asthe grantor (seller of the property). This index showsthat the deed should be found on page 409 of D. B.M, but it is not there. This one was more difficult tofind than most because when something like this occurs,it makes sense to check several pages before thepage listed and several pages after the page listed, becausemany times it will be only a couple of pages off.Most often, it’s that close, but in this case I pulled theGrantor Index and looked under the sellers name, AsaRobinson to Noah Peel, under those particular years,and there it was—the page number was 284—whichwas way off from page 409! Needless to say, I probablywould never have found the correct deed. For thatreason I am grateful that the Grantor Index reflectedthe correct page number. I spoke with one of the Registerof Deeds’ Assistants and explained the situation.She graciously made and initialed the change in theGrantee Index. My main concern was to make it easierfor others to find that specific record without goingthrough what I had to do to find it.Also during that trip and in the very same index Ifound a deed to Noah Peal from Stephan Corey thatwas said to be on page 392, but the actual deed wasfound on page 393. In addition, in the Grantee Indexunder the years 1851–1854 in Deed Book P, a deedis recorded as: to Noah Peal from M. A. Roberson,which was supposed to be on page 515; however thatspecific deed was found on page 518 and not on 515.I also found a deed listed under the years 1859–1867,in Deed Book (D. B.) S, which showed the deed to J. B.Peal from Dennis Peal, was located on page 385 whenthe deed was actually filed on page 389. In most ofthose cases, the page numbers in the Grantor Indexwere correct, which helped a great deal in finding thedeed I was seeking.When you are doing deed research, you shouldalso take the time to look up the deeds that are listedin the indexes with initials only. Over the years, I havefound several deeds that were listed by initials onlyin the index, although the names were spelled outwithin the deed itself. For instance, under the years1867–1869, D. B. S, I found a deed for J. B. Peal from S.P. Everett on page 371. When I read the deed for J. B.Peal, it turned out to be Joseph B. Peal and the deedfor S. P. Everett turned out to be for Simon P. Everett.So you can see how tricky and involved deed researchcan sometimes be. Good luck and happy hunting!Jennifer Sheppard, a professionalgenealogist, teacher, publishedauthor, and lecturer, received herDiploma in Family History Research,Professional Research Option in 1996from Brigham Young University.She writes a genealogy column forThe Enterprise newspaper thatincludes book reviews for HeritageBooks, Inc. of Baltimore, MD and the National Archivesof Great Britain. Jennifer is the designated genealogist forThe Lost Colony Genealogy and DNA Research Group.She has received numerous awards for her family histories,newsletters, and newspaper articles. Her biography waspublished in Who’s Who of American Women 2007.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 25

Using ResearchStatements to FurtherYour Genealogical SuccesskI am not a certified genealogist. What I have written comes from my own experience of doing genealogyresearch since 1997, when I agreed to help my older sister in searching our family roots. As I began exploringways of helping her, I discovered I really did not know what I was doing and needed help. I saw anadvertisement in the local newspaper announcing a lecture by a local genealogist. I attended and learnedI needed more training in basic skills and that one way to acquire them was to take classes. The lecturerwas recruiting students for beginning classes at the community college. I enrolled and took other coursesfrom the same person. I learned a great kdeal and knew that with all of this help, I could not fail.Applying what I learned in classes, books, andmagazines, I gathered information I had in the house,talked to relatives, and worked on pedigree chartsand family group sheets. I had been told the pedigreecharts and group sheets would suggest informationI needed. They did and off I went on research trips.I returned home after each trip loaded with photocopies,notes, and other kinds of data. Examiningthe data collected, I discovered I was no better offthan before the research trips. I had a lot of information,but it really did not mean a great deal to me.Reflecting on my experience and consulting with mygenealogy instructor, I discovered my research tripslacked direction and focus. It was now 2003 and Ihad no better notion of what I was doing than whenI promised my older sister to help. So, I went back tothe beginning and started to reread some of the textsused in my genealogy classes.My reading suggested that I really did not understandhow to use research statements. The literaturewritten for beginners suggests research statementsare necessary because they give focus and directionto our research. However, the text books and researchguides I consulted did not provide a definition ofa research statement, how to write them, how touse them, or how they contributed to genealogicalBy Ro b e r t D. He n n o nresearch, yet they all said that we needed them. If thiswas true, then I had more work to do. I began thinkingabout this problem, which eventually led me tothe topic of this article and my solution to what I call“the research statement problem.”My journey of discovery led to an explorationof other disciplines using similar techniques, essaywriting, scientific research, developing a publicspeech, and wondered if their techniques hadanything to say about genealogical research. Fromthis study of other disciplines and without goingthrough all the thought processes used, I finallydeveloped a definition of a research statement applicableto genealogy. It was: A research statementis a single declarative sentence that states what youspecifically want to find out, prove, or say about oneof your ancestors. On examination of this statementit suggests there are three general purposes for researchstatements.General PurposesTo me, all genealogical endeavors have three generalpurposes: one, to gather information about ourancestors; two, collect data documenting relationshipsor proving something about them; and three,to share what we have learned about our ancestors26 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

with others. Knowing what we want to accomplishgenerally begins to provide a focus to our research.General purposes provide an overall direction, butlack a sharp focus. I needed something that wouldsharpen the direction of my research. I needed aspecific purpose to better accomplish my researchgoals. It is through the specific purpose a sharperfocus emerges, which ultimately results in morepositive research results. This, I think, is the goal ofall genealogists.Summarizing what I have written thus far, thethree general purposes can be reduced to: to Inform,to Persuade, or to Entertain. I need to decide whatI generally want to do with my research and thendecide what I want to accomplish specifically.As I began working with researchstatements, I learned the most importantact I could do in regard to specificresearch statements was to writethem out. As I found out later, refiningresearch statements can be quitecomplicated and writing them downgives greater opportunity for its rigorousexamination. I also discoveredthe specific statement formulated mustalways be commensurate with its generalpurpose.The immediate question I askedabout each written statement I wrote:“Is it a single declarative sentence?”I found it does not necessarily have to be short orpretty, but it must be one single sentence. If the mainpoint cannot be expressed as one sentence, it probablydoes not have one point, but two or more. Ifthere is more than one point, we need to rewrite thesentence so it has just one point. We want to fire a riflebullet rather than shotgun pellets. Further, a researchstatement is a single sentence that makes a statementrather than asking a question. Sometimes I foundmyself beginning my research by asking a questionand this may be a good idea to stimulate the research,but it is the statement that provides the answer tothe question. Also, research statements must includevariables of interest, the specific relationship betweenthese variables, and the type of subjects involved. Theresearch statement must be researchable.What does all this achieve? For me it defines thespecific goals of genealogical research and providesthe focus necessary for more successful researchesA researchstatement is asingle declarativesentence thatstates what youspecifically wantto find out, prove,or say about oneof your ancestorsthereby assisting in achieving the larger goal of ancestralresearch, the history of families.Before addressing the main thrust of this article, Imust mention some preliminary notions discoveredin my own journey. First, what I learned about researchstatements in no way absolved me from becomingfamiliar with basic genealogic data sourcesand the information they can provide and it is notthe purpose of this article to explore this issue. Informationabout the tools abounds elsewhere. Withoutknowing how to use the tools of the genealogist,many of our searches will end in frustration.The second notion involves completing a pedigreechart and family group sheets. The data I collectedfrom family members and what I already knew aboutthem helped me to complete theseforms. Pedigree and family group sheetsare important for they provide the basisfor developing research statements.To continue my path of discovery,I will discuss research statements inrelationship to their general purpose,i.e., to inform, to persuade, and toentertain. Careful attention given researchstatements can greatly improveresearch. The first step is to write a tentativestatement that echoes the chosengeneral purpose. I will use a statementI struggled with, to illustrate.But before dealing with the example,I formulated some questions that helped me after theinitial research statement had been written.• Is the statement a declarative sentence? See thedefinition of declarative sentence.• Is the statement a single sentence? The reasonsfor this have already been mentioned.• What general purpose does the statement have?That is, does it inform, persuade, or entertain?• What meaning does the statement have? This isperhaps the most important question to answerand with as much objectivity as possible.• What are the main parts of the statement? Dividesentence into short, logical segments.• How may I write the statement to clarify whatI want? With each segment identify what it reallymeans.• What do I know already about the ancestor Iwant to research? This raises the issue of pedigreecharts and family group sheets.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 27

Tax record excerpt of Muskingum County, Ohio, showing James Hennon• What other questions might I ask that wouldsharpen the focus of the research? How thisquestion is answered depends on the particularstatement written.Working with Research StatementsA research statement whose general purpose is toinform usually begins with “I want to find…” The exampleI use involved my desire to qualify as a memberof “First Families of Ohio.” One of the pieces ofinformation required was residence of my ancestorin Ohio prior to 1835. My initial research statementwas: “I want to find when and where my great-greatgrandfather lived in Ohio.” After writing this statementdown on an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper, which hadample space for notes and re-writes, I proceeded tothe next step which is probably the most difficult,for much objectivity must be mustered in order tothoroughly analyze the statement. Sometimes whenwe are dealing with our own creation an objectiveanalysis becomes difficult to accomplish. Using theeight criteria outlined above, I found the statementsatisfies some of the criteria. It is a declarative statement,it is commensurate with the general purpose—that was to inform, but it is not a single sentence,e.g., the implication from using the words “when”and “where” suggests two sentences rather than one.Therefore, the initial statement had to be rewrittento conform to point two above. What can be done toclarify its intent and sharpen its focus? A new rewritemight go something like this; “I want to find out ifmy great-great grandfather James Hennon, Sr. livedin Ohio prior to 1835.” Applying the eight criteriaagain, it should be evident this second statementmore clearly states the intent of the research. It narrowsthe focus by further limiting the boundaries tobe included in the research process. It is now time toapply criteria number five, “What are the main partsof the statement?” There seems to be at least fourmajor segments found: “I (#1) want [to find] (#2) if[my] (#3) [great-great grandfather, James Hennon,Sr.] (#4) lived in Ohio prior to 1835.”] If we take eachcomponent and ask the question; “What do I meanhere?” then a further reduction may be in order. Inother words, what are the bare bones needed to makea good research statement? I really do not need #2,“my” only the name in #3, and only Ohio and a datein #4. The #1 component, “I want to find” remainsbecause it strengthens the general purpose of theresearch. So, rewriting the second statement, it becomes:“I want to find if James Hennon, Sr. lived inOhio before 1835.”The next step involves determining what is neededto satisfy the research statement. We know we arelooking for a person named James Hennon, Sr., andwe want to know if he lived in Ohio before 1835.The question revolves around criteria number eight;“What kinds of genealogical tools do I need to completethe research?” There are three tools that wouldsolve the research problem; examination of censuses,land records, and tax records for the state of Ohio.There may be others, but these three are the mostobvious.But wait! Have you noticed one thing missingfrom the above discussion? If I use any of the threetools mentioned, where do I start? As the last researchstatement suggests, I will be looking at records forthe entire state of Ohio. So, I might eventually findmy ancestor in Ohio, but the time spent looking at recordafter record would be very time consuming andwould, in all likelihood, end in frustration. I learnedfrom a conference speaker that one of the first stepstaken in any genealogical research is to determine thejurisdictional unit controlling the ancestor. In whatcounty in the state they reside? How do we do this?It involves developing another research statement. Inthis case, “I want to find the county in Ohio whereJames Hennon, Sr. lived.” We ask the same questionsof this research statement as we did at the beginningof this discussion. Assuming it is a good statement,what tools will be use to locate James Hennon, Sr.?The traditional tools are census records. Are we going28 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

to look at census records for the entire state of Ohio?No! What would be the best approach? We need tofind Ohio census indexes for either 1830 or 1840. Iknow how to do this because I have learned the toolsof genealogy. A new research statement emerges: “Ineed to find the Ohio census indexes for 1830 and1840.” We ask the same questions of this researchstatement as before. It is a good statement and I needto ask: “Where can I find the indexes?” The answerto this question resides in how much are we willingto learn about the basics of the genealogical tools ofresearch. So, where do we find the indexes? We findthem at places like local Family History Centers, StateArchives, local libraries, and at some of the onlinesites such as HeritageQuest Online and Ancestry.com, etc.I started with one research statement; “I want tofind when my great-great grandfather lived in Ohio,”and found by asking and answering certain questions,one research statement led to another and untilthe final research statement asks where can I find theOhio census indexes for 1830 and 1840. Once findingthe jurisdictional unit for my great-great grandfather,I then can work backward and, by addressing eachpreceding research statement, I finally find what Iwanted in the first place. I can now look at the landand/or tax records for his county. Either record wouldshow the date of deed transfers or when taxes werepaid and would determine if he, in fact, did live inOhio before 1835.It may be helpful at this point to show the progressionof changes that took place after the initialresearch statement was written.1. “I want to find when and where my great-greatgrandfather lived in Ohio.”2. “I want to find out if my great-great grandfatherJames Hennon, Sr. lived in Ohio prior to1835.”3. “(#1) I want [to find] (#2) if [my] (#3) [greatgreatgrandfather, James Hennon, Sr.] (#4) [livedin Ohio prior to 1835.”]4. “I want to find if James Hennon, Sr. lived inOhio before 1835.”5. “I want to find the county in Ohio where JamesHennon, Sr. lived.”6. “I want to find the Ohio census indexes for 1830and 1840.”Did you detect a subtle addition of one word insome of the research statements enumerated above?If so, you are an excellent reader. Sometimes thishappens if we are not careful. If not, let me pointout the addition I purposely inserted in the secondresearch statement, the word ‘if.’ I did this to showeven the smallest word can have an impact on howwe deal with research statements. By its addition Ihave changed what had started out to be researchdriven by wanting to seek information to researchdriven by the need to prove something. That is whatthe little word “if” does. In the example I have used,we do need to find where James Hennon, Sr. livedin Ohio before doing anything else. That is information.Where the persuasion comes into play mightbe proving to “the powers that be” that make decisionsabout membership into First Families of Ohiothat my great-great grandfather lived in Ohio before1835. Statement #2 above has the phrase “find out if”which is both suggesting we are seeking informationand at the same time trying to prove my ancestorlived in Ohio prior to 1835. The interjection of “findout if” produces a two-point statement instead ofthe one point required by the definition of researchstatement. We need very carefully to analyze andunderstand what has been written to determine itsimpact on our research.Research statements whose general purpose isto persuade, or to prove, follows the same schemaalready suggested. The difference lies in the beginningof the specific statement. These kinds of researchstatements begin with “I want to prove…” or I needto document…” We ask the same questions and performthe same analysis as with informative research.Specific statements whose general purpose is to entertaintake the form of “I want to write a history ofsuch and such ancestor…” or “I want to write abouta phase in the life of such and such ancestor…” or “Iwant to develop a scrapbook featuring such and suchancestor…” The method is the same: develop an initialresearch statement, ask the questions, and refineit until you have a statement that will offer the greatestchance of being successful. Several statementsmay be needed to complete this kind of project.In conclusion, I firmly believe that a well thoughtout research statement provides one of the importantkeys to successful genealogical research. I have beenapplying the methodology suggested in this paper tomy own research for several years and have enjoyedconsiderable success. I hope the journey I took, asexpressed, will help your research.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 29

Born in Bedford, IN andraised in Bloomington, RobertHennon matriculated at OberlinCollege, Oberlin, OH in 1948,transferred to Indiana University,Bloomington in 1950, earninga B.A. and M.A.T. in 1953 and1954, respectively. Robert taughtspeech and theater from 1955 to1983. He retired as Associate Professor of Speech andTheater from Indiana University in 1983. Mr. Hennonbecame interested in genealogy in 1995. He served aspresident of the Craven County Genealogical Society,New Bern, NC from 2000 to 2005. The IndianaHistorical Society has also published his articles intheir genealogical publication, Connections. Robertpassed away July 28, 2008 in Bern, North Carolina.30 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

y Ri c h a r d L. Ho o v e r s o nHeavy black dust clouds over the Texas Panhandle, Photo by Arthur Rothstein,March 1936, Courtesy of American Memory, Library of Congress.PPowdery dust blanketed the Dust Bowl for eight years during the 1930s, causing one of the largestmass migrations in American history.If your ancestor was enumerated in the 1930 census of a Great Plains State, but disappears thereafter,he or she may have been forced west by devastating storms, only to resurface in Colorado, Oregon, Washington,or California in later years.By 1931, early in the Great Depression, thousands ofunemployed men had already hopped freight cars to“ride the rails.” Families were fragmented as teenageboys left home to lessen the burden on their families.Most ended up huddling around campfires in “hobojungles” where they were harassed by railroad “bulls,”but eventually these desperate men became too numerousto control. By 1933, there were over a millionAmericans on the road, which newsman Eric Sevareiddescribed as “a great under-ground world, peopled bytens of thousands of men, women, and children.”In 1931, during the worst of the Depression, anintense heat wave kicked-off a prolonged drought.After the turn of the last century farmers had startedgrowing wheat on prairie grassland that was naturallysuitable only for grazing, and from 1925 to 1930,during “the great plow-up,” 33 million acres weretorn up. This, along with over-grazing, caused theerosion of topsoil, and hot dry summers and highwinds brought mile-high billowing clouds of black,red, or yellow dust that darkened the sky with alarmingfrequency. They sometimes lasted for days engulfingwhole towns, burying buildings, gardens,fences, machinery, crops, and animals under dunesof dirt. Birds by the thousands flew before the stormsand starving jackrabbits devoured every plant thatsurvived.Weeks passed and each month got worse. In 1932there were 14 dust storms; in 1933, 38; in 1934, 22;in 1935, 40; in 1936, 68; in 1937, the worst year, 72; in1938, 61; in 1939, 30. A huge storm in November 1933reached Madison, Wisconsin, and dumped 12 millionpounds of dirt on Chicago. In May 1934, dusteven fell on Washington, DC, which helped focus32 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Woody GuthrieI’ve seen the dust so black that I couldn’t see a thing,I’ve seen the dust so black that I couldn’t see a thing,And the wind so cold, boy, it nearly cut your water off.I seen the wind so high that it blowed my fences down,I’ve seen the wind so high that it blowed my fences down,Buried my tractor six feet underground.Well, it turned my farm into a pile of sand,Yes, it turned my farm into a pile of sand,I had to hit that road with a bottle in my hand.I spent ten years down in that old dust bowl,I spent ten years down in that old dust bowl,When you get that dust pneumony, boy, it’s time to go.I had a gal, and she was young and sweet,I had a gal, and she was young and sweet,But a dust storm buried her sixteen hundred feet.federal attention on the problem. A monster storm on14 April 1935, “Black Sunday,” turned day into night.By 1937, 50 million acres of America’s bread-basketwas a parched semi-desert.Farms were obliterated in Arkansas, westernKansas, Oklahoma, the Texas panhandle, easternColorado, and eastern New Mexico. In the hardesthit places the soil was dry to a depth of three feetand dust was everywhere, in automobile carburetors,in food, in the eyes, the ears, the nose, and themouth. Gauze masks did little and deaths from “dustpneumonia” increased. Old people and babies werethe most vulnerable. Cattle that ate dust-laden grassfilled their stomachs with “mud balls.” Winters werecold and coal was scarce.Folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote several “dust bowlballads” about this sad time and the devastated land:I just blowed in, and I got them dust bowl blues,I just blowed in, and I got them dust bowl blues,I just blowed in, and I’ll blow back out again.I guess you’ve heard about ev’ry kind of blues,I guess you’ve heard about ev’ry kind of blues,But when the dust gets high, you can’t even see the sky.She was a good gal, long, tall and stout,Yes, she was a good gal, long, tall and stout,I had to get a steam shovel just to dig my darlin’ out.These dusty blues are the dustiest ones I know,These dusty blues are the dustiest ones I know,Buried head over heels in the black old dust,I had to pack up and go.An’ I just blowed in, an’ I’ll soon blow out again.By 1935, thousands of “Okies” and “Arkies,” brokenpeople forced out by bankruptcy and foreclosure,had abandoned their homes to find relativeswho were better off, or to seek work in cities or aspickers on truck farms. In all, one-fourth of the populationof the Plains States packed their earthly possessionsin cars and trucks and headed out. Flat tires,overheated radiators, and broken transmissions werecommon. This great exodus moved west along threemain routes:• Route 66. This 2,448-mile-long, eight-state “MainStreet of America,” was the most direct route fromArkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and the Texas panhandleto central New Mexico and Arizona, thento the Imperial Valley of California and to LosAngeles and San Diego. In the words of a 1946popular song, Route 66 wound “from Chicago toL.A., more than 2,000 miles all the way. You goNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 33

North Dakota Migrant Camp, photo by Robert Hemmig,Courtesy of American Memory, Library of Congress.through St. Louie, Joplin, Missouri; and OklahomaCity looks mighty pretty; you’ll see Amarillo, Gallup,New Mexico; Flagstaff, Arizona, don’t forgetWinona, Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino.” Portionsof the route in Arizona were primitive anddangerous and, starting in 1933, thousands of unemployedmen went to work on road gangs pavingthe final stretches, which were not completed until1938. Today much of it is part of Interstate 40.• Route 30. This route took people westward fromNebraska and South Dakota. In the far west it becameU.S. 530, 40 and 50. Originally it was partof the 3,389-mile-long Lincoln Highway, the firsthard-surface motorcar route from New York toCalifornia, which was completed in 1923. It andthe slogan “See America First” popularized motoringand led to the rise of billboards, tourist cabins,gift shops, and “filling stations.” The Lincolnbegan in Atlantic City and ran through the upperMidwest, then on to Omaha, Grand Island, NorthPlatte, Cheyenne, Laramie, Salt Lake City, Ely,Reno, then over the Sierra Nevada to Sacramento,Stockton, Tracy, Livermore, Oakland and San Francisco.Today, much of the route is part of, or generallytraces, Interstate 80. A northwesterly branchroute led the Dustbowlers to Pocatello, Twin Falls,Boise, Portland, and Astoria.• Route 40. “America’s Golden Highway” took migrantsfrom western Kansas to western Colorado,then to Denver. It then went to Salt Lake City andnorthern Nevada to Reno, from where AlternateU.S. 40 looped northward. Todaymuch of the western portionis part of Interstate 70.The exodus caused the PlainsStates to become depopulatedat an astonishing rate and it fueledthe growth of cities suchas Denver, Seattle, Phoenix, LasVegas, and Los Angeles. In 1934,Oklahoma lost 400,000 residentsand Kansas lost 227,000. Over200,000 people went to California,lured by rumors of good reliefprograms in Los Angeles, orby the promise of rich soil andhigh wages in the agriculturalfields of the San Joaquin Valley.When they arrived, they foundthat most farm laborers were Mexicans, or people ofJapanese and Filipino descent. In February 1936 theLos Angeles Police Chief sent 125 policemen to theArizona and Oregon borders to keep “undesirables”out of the state. The American Civil Liberties Unionsued the city. In Florida, and in other places, sheriffsshuttled groups of migrants from one county line toanother. Some families turned back.During FDR’s re-election campaign in 1936 hetoured nine states, and in a September “fireside chat”he reported:“I talked with families who had lost their wheatcrop, lost their corn crop, lost their livestock,lost the water in their well, lost their garden andcome through to the end of the summer withoutone dollar of cash resources, facing a winterwithout feed or food—facing a planting seasonwithout seed to put in the ground… There arethousands and thousands of families on westernfarms who share the same difficulties. I sawcattlemen who because of lack of grass or lackof winter feed have been compelled to sell allbut their breeding stock and will need help tocarry even these through the coming winter.I saw livestock kept alive only because waterhad been brought to them long distances intank cars. I saw other farm families who havenot lost everything but who, because theyhave made only partial crops, must have someform of help if they are to continue farming34 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

next spring. I shall never forget the fields ofwheat so blasted by heat that they cannot beharvested. I shall never forget field after fieldof corn stunted, earless and stripped of leaves,for what the sun, left the grasshoppers took. Isaw brown pastures which would not keep acow on fifty acres… The indomitable Americanfarmers and stockmen and their wives andchildren carried on through desperate days…It was their fathers’ task to make homes; it istheir task to keep those homes; it is our task tohelp them with their fight.”The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934, the Soil ConservationAct of 1935, and the establishment of theDrought Relief Service in 1935 were marginally effective.During a conservation crusade in 1938, land wasre-plowed into furrows, and trees were planted inshelterbelts, but by 1940, three million people had leftthe Plains. For the children of the migrants, constantchange and a lack of schooling became a way of life.The plight of these hard-luck people was poignantlydescribed in John Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winningnovel The Grapes of Wrath (1939), which was made intoa 1940 movie by John Ford starring Henry Fonda:“…the dispossessed were drawn west… families,tribes, dusted out, tractored out. Carloads,caravans, homeless and hungry; twentythousand and fifty thousand and a hundredthousand and two hundred thousand. Theystreamed over the mountains, hungry and restless—restlessas ants…”The story recounts the travails of a pennilessfamily that set out on the “Mother Road” (Route 66)bound for California where they encountered hundredsof others who were also seeking the PromisedLand. Death and disappointment soon befell them.The ending of the movie was different from the book,which ends with the downfall of the family, but thefilm shows the family in a camp run by the governmentand has a relatively upbeat ending. The publicuproar that followed publication of the book led tocongressional hearings on labor laws and an investigationinto the overcrowded, cold, and diseaseinfested“shacktowns” that lined the roadways.Countless auto camps, tourist cabins, gas stations,garages, and diners sprang up in towns along theMigrant Mother, Photo by DorotheaLange, Courtesy of AmericanMemory, Library of Congress.routes west, and some of the towns became home topeople who could not make it all the way. To resolveincreasing severe public health problems, migrantcamps were opened by the federal government’sResettlement Administration in 1935 (shifted to theFarm Security Administration, the FSA, in 1937). By1941, 13 federal camps housed 45,000 people.A documentary film, The Plow that Broke the Prairie,was made about the creation of the Dust Bowl,and FSA photographers took 250,000 images of ruralpoverty, half of which survive today in the Libraryof Congress. The photographs of Dorothea Langehumanized the tragedy and her best-known one,“Migrant Mother,” snapped at a pea-pickers camp,became an iconic image of the Depression and thedepression of its people. Lange said of it—“I approached the hungry and desperatemother, as if drawn by a magnet… She askedme no questions… She told me her age, that shewas thirty-two. She said that they had been livingon frozen vegetables from the surroundingfields, and birds that the children killed. Shehad just sold the tires from her car to buy food.There she sat in that lean-to tent with her childrenhuddled around her…”Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 35

Three-fourths of the people in the Dust Bowl stubbornlystayed on; some were employed by the WorksProjects Administration. Others got involved in futilerain-making schemes. Finally, in 1939-40, Mother Natureopened the skies and restored the earth.The Depression ended with the coming of WorldWar II, which uprooted 15 million more Americans.Many dust bowl migrants joined the armed forces,while others took jobs in shipyards and defenseplants where strangers came together to work inshifts, make money, and establish stable lives. Manyput down roots in the west and on the coast, wheretheir descendants reside to this day.For additional reading see: Paul Bonnifield, TheDust Bowl: Men, Dirt, and Depression (1979); TimothyEgan, The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of ThoseWho Survived The Great American Dust Bowl (2006);Michael Johnston Grant, Down and Out on the FamilyFarm: Rural Rehabilitation in the Great Plains, 1929-1945(2002); Drake Hokanson, The Lincoln Highway: MainStreet of America (1989); R. DouglasHurt, The Dust Bowl: An Agriculturaland Social History (1981); RichardNeuberger, Our Promised Land(1938); Eric Sevareid, Not So Wilda Dream (1946); George R. Stewart,U.S. 40: Cross Section of the UnitedStates (1953); Michael Wallis, Route66: The Mother Road 75th AnniversaryEdition (2001); and DonaldWorster, Dust Bowl: The SouthernPlains in the 1930’s (1979).36 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

IThe 2008 AmericanCommunity Survey:A Pre-2010 CensusBy Do n n a Po t t e r Ph i l l i p sSIn July of 2008, my friend Maggie called with a question. She lives in a small community in the northernpanhandle of Idaho. She had received an official-looking letter and survey from the U.S. Department ofCommerce, announcing an American Community Survey and asking all kinds of questions. “Is this legit?”she asked. After she described it to me, and we talked, I advised her that “yes, it is legit.”Because working genealogists have a long-termlove affair with the U.S. censuses, I thought you wouldenjoy hearing about this apparently pre-2010 census.Maggie was the only person I know who received thissurvey. Do you know anybody who got one?The letter to Maggie began, “Dear Resident” andexplained that “this survey collects critical up-to-dateinformation used to meet the needs of communitiesacross the United States,” and that “you are requiredby law to respond to this survey.” A 16-page guideto understanding and filling out the survey was alsosent to Maggie. Here were some of the reasons why“we ask some of the questions on the survey:”Name: Names help make sure that everyone ina household is included but that no one is listedtwice.Value/Rent: Government and planning agenciesuse answers to these questions to develop housingprograms to meet the needs of people at differenteconomic levels.Plumbing/Kitchen Facilities: This question helpsprovide information on the quality of housing toshow how the ‘level of living’ compares in variousareas and how it changes over time.Place of Birth: This question provides informationused to study long-term trends about migrationpatterns.Job: Answers to this question provide informationon the extent and types of employment in the differentareas of the country.Income: Answers to this question help determinehow well families or persons live. It makes it possibleto compare the economic levels of different areas andfunding for many government programs is based onthe answers to this question.Education: Answers to this question help determinethe number of new public schools, education programs,and daycare services required in a community.Disability: Answers to this question provide themeans to allocate federal funding for healthcare servicesand new hospitals in many communities.Journey to Work: Answers to this question helpscommunities plan road improvements, develop publictransportation services, and design programs toease traffic problems.Another colorful brochure sent to Maggie explainedthat no, they could not use the information she providedon the 2000 census; and yes, the country would38 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

enefit from her answers; and yes, she does have toanswer the questions under penalty of law; and yes,the Census Bureau will keep her information confidential;and yes, you can get more information aboutthe American Community Survey by calling 800-354-7271 or going to www.census.gov/acs/www.While she had to fill out the survey and return it,she copied the questions into an email for me. Belowis a bit of a condensed and edited version of thosemany, many questions:1. Name of resident.2. Address and phone number of resident.3. How many people living at this address?4. (then for each person) Is this person Hispanic,Latino, or Spanish?5. (for each person) Is this person White, Black,African American, American Indian, Alaska Native,Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Other Asian,Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Native Hawaiian,Guamanian or Pacific Islander?6. What best describes this building?7. About when was this building first built?8. When did (each person) move into thisresidence?9. If this is a house or mobile home, how many acresis this home on?10. In the past 12 months, what were the actual salesof all agricultural products from this property?S11. Is there a business on this property?12. Number of rooms in this residence?13. How many of these rooms are bedrooms?14. Does this residence have hot and cold runningwater?15. Does this residence have a flush toilet?16. Does this residence have a bathtub or shower?17. Does this residence have a sink with a faucet?18. Does this residence have a stove or range?19. Does this residence have a refrigerator?20. Does this residence have telephone service? Includecell phone service.21. How many automobiles, vans, trucks of one-tonor less are kept at this residence for use by membersof this household?22. Which fuel is used most for heating thisresidence?23. Last month, what was the cost of electricity forthis residence?24. In past 12 months, what was the cost of oil, coal,kerosene, wood, etc. for this residence?25. In past 12 months, did anyone in this householdreceive Food Stamps or benefits?26. What is the monthly rent for this residence?27. What are the annual real estate taxes on thisproperty?28. What is the annual payment for fire, hazard, andflood insurance on this property?29. Is there a mortgage or debt on this property?30. How much is the regular monthly mortgage paymenton this property?31. For each person:a. Nameb. Where was this person born?c. Is this person a US citizen?d. In the last 3 months, has this person attendedschool?e. What grade or level was this personattending?f. What is the highest degree or level of school-ing this person has completed?g. What is this person’s ancestry or ethnic origin?h. Does this person speak a language other thanEnglish at home?i. What is this language?j. How well does this person speak English?k. Did this person live in this residence a yearago?l. Where did this person live a year ago?m. Is this person currently covered by a healthcare plan?n. Is this person deaf or have any hearing prob-lems? Is this person blind or have any visionproblems?o. Because of a physical, mental, or emotional con-dition, does this person have difficulty concentrating,remembering or making decisions?(Ditto) doing errands along? Walking?Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 39p.q.r.s.t.u.v.Bathing?What is this person’s marital status?In the past 12 months, did this person getmarried, widowed, divorced?How many times has this person beenmarried?In what year did this person get married?(for women) Did this person give birth in thepast 12 months?Does this person have any of his/her owngrandchildren under the age of 18 living inthis residence?

w. How long has this grandparent been respon-sible for this child/children?x. Has this person ever served on active dutyin the US Armed Forces?y. When did this person serve on active duty inthe US Armed Forces?z. Does this person have a VA service-connecteddisability rating?aa. Last week, did this person do any work forpay, as little as one hour?ab. At what location did this person work lastweek?ac. How did this person usually get to work lastweek?ad. How many people, including this person,usually rode to work in the car?ae. What time did this person usually leavehome to go to work last week?af. How many minutes did it usually take thisperson to get from home to work last week?ag. Last week, was this person on layoff froma job?ah. Last week, was this person temporarily absentfrom a job?ai. During the last 4 weeks, has this person beenactively looking for work?aj. Last week, could this person have starteda job if offered one, or returned to work ifrecalled?ak. When did this person last work, even for afew days?al. During the past 12 months, did this personwork 50 or more weeks?am. Is this person an employee of (several listedoptions)?an. What kind of work was this person doing?ao. What were this person’s most important ac-tivities or duties?ap. What was this person’s income in the last 12months?aq. (Next were Sself-employment questions.)How would you have felt to have received a letterfrom the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. CensusBureau, wanting you to participate in an AmericanCommunity Survey? No matter, it’s the law.40 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

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Canada Remembersthe Arrival of AmericanLoyalists in 1783By El i z a b e t h La p o i n t eThe year was 1783. A hugemigration was about to takeplace from New York Cityto Nova Scotia, now one ofCanada’s Maritime Provinces.The Treaty of Parishad just been signed, andthousands of Loyalists whodid not agree with the UnitedStates separating from Britainfinally made their way toBritish North America that,in 1867, would become thecountry of Canada.Photo of Shelburne welcome sign—“Shelburne proudlyshows its Loyalist heritage to every visitor who comesinto the town.” Photo courtesy of Charles BarclayToday, in 2008, the descendants of these UnitedEmpire Loyalists celebrate their 225th anniversaryin Canada. They have come a long way—from logcabins and military rations, to a very comfortable lifein a relatively new country.Many of their offspring went back to the UnitedStates in the late 1800s and early 1900s, looking forwork and deciding to stay. In one family, for example,only one child out of seven stayed home in Nova Scotia,while the rest went to Boston as soon as they were ableto work. This was typical of migration at that time.The Nova Scotia ColonyIn the first week of May 1783, the settlers at the OldMeeting House in Barrington, Nova Scotia (on theprovince’s Southwestern Shore) stood in shockedamazement as a large mixture of British troop ships,private vessels, and trading brigs sailed past BarringtonHarbour on their way to Port Roseway.What they didn’t know at the time was that theseships carried nearly 400 Loyalist families from NewYork City to Port Roseway (now called Shelburne),and that they were Loyalists. They would be the firstof many Loyalists to come and settle many parts ofthe colonies of Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Ontario.Once arriving in Port Roseway, the Loyaliststurned it into a fishing town of Shelburne. Althoughits population of 10,000 ranked it as the fourth-largestcity in North America, its population never held true,as its inhabitants went to other places in Nova Scotiaand New Brunswick.If you visit Shelburne today, you will enter a townthat will take you back to 1783. A large section of thetown is a living museum, complete with houses andstores built in that era.A museum (www.shelburnenovascotia.com/museums.htm) and a genealogical society (http://nsgna.ednet.ns.ca/shelburne/index.php) with allsorts of Loyalist history, is open in the summer, andwelcomes all visitors.This year, it joins the other towns and villagesin Nova Scotia—such as Digby, Annapolis, and42 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Parrsboro on the Fundy Shore; Antigonish, Remsheg,and Pictou on the Northern Shore; and Cape BretonIsland, just to name a few—in venerating those whochose to start their lives over again, often with little orno money, and with little hope that they would eversee their homeland (the United States) again.Digby—around on the other side of Nova Scotiafrom Shelburne, and facing the Bay of Fundy—wasfounded in the summer of 1783 by Admiral RobertDigby and his 1,500 Loyalists.While he was called home to England shortlythereafter to receive his promotion to Admiral of theFleet, the town that bore his name prospered andgrew, and he visited it periodically.The Admiral Digby Museum is rich in Loyalistartifacts. They have Loyalist accounts and ledgers,diaries, letter books, minute books, logbooks, shippingrecords, and records of seamen.They have a genealogy department at the museum,and some of the sources are township books,the 1784 Botsford and 1801 Hatfield Land GrantMaps, major family collections for approximately1,000 Digby County families, and family historybinders.If you go to the North Shore of the province, youwill come across Remsheg (now Wallace), a smallsettlement founded in July 1783.Descendants of the settlers of Westchester andDutchess Counties of New York State had a familyreunion on the last weekend of June at the Wallace& Area Museum.They were given farm lots (as they were in manyof the settlements in the province), and many of thenames of the families are recognized today as Brown,Dotten, Froshner, Piers, Purdy, and Tuttle.There is a special plea to the descendants of theLoyalists for family histories, and well over 40 havebeen collected. If you have knowledge of Loyalistswho landed in 1783 in the Remsheg area, please forwardit to remsheg225@yahoo.ca.Be sure to check such websites as www.loyalistsatshelburne.ca,http://remsheg225.wetpaint.com, andwww.admuseum.ns.ca for listings of special eventsand festivals still taking place in 2008.New BrunswickIn 1783, nearly 14,000 Loyalists came to the soon-tobe-separatedcolony from Nova Scotia—New Brunswick(in 1784).They settled the largest city in New Brunswick,Saint John, as well as the rest of the province, includingPassamaquoddy Bay (St. Andrews and St. Stephen),and in smaller areas such as along the FundyBay, the Petitcodiac River, the Miramichi, and theBay of Chaleur.From the New York area came the Loyalists, ofwhom many were disbanded military men and theirdependents. Called “provincials,” they came fromsuch corps as DeLancey’s Brigade, The Loyal AmericanRegiment, Queen’s Rangers, and The Prince ofWales American Regiment.The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick (www.archives.gnb.ca) has been very good in putting on Loyalistmaterial. For example, there are the “Records ofOld Revolutionary Soldiers and Their Widows,” “Indexto Land Petitions: Original Series 1783-1918,” and“Index to New Brunswick Land Grants, 1784-1997.”The New Brunswick Genealogical Society FirstFamilies Files (www.nbgs.ca/firstfamilies.html) is anexcellent source of Loyalist material in the province,the site searchable by name. The files are completelyindexed by surname.As well, the Canadian Genealogy Centre has publishedthe index of the business records of 19,000 Loyalistsfound under “Ward Chipman, Muster MasterOffice (1777-1785).” It gives the microfilm numbers forordering the film from Library and Archives Canada.If you want to see how the Loyalists worked andlived, you will have to visit the King’s Landing HistoricalSettlement in New Brunswick (www.kingslanding.nb.ca).A “living museum,” it is open year-round,and traces over 100 years of history “well told.”Prince Edward IslandKnown as St. John’s Island until 1799, Prince EdwardIsland received both new and “second-hand” Loyalists,those who had gone to other places first—forexample, Nova Scotia—and then decided to go tothe Island.There were also disbanded and discharged soldierswho settled there, especially the King’s Rangers,the Saint John’s Volunteers, and the Royal NovaScotia Volunteer Regiment. Their muster rolls areavailable for viewing at www.islandregister.com/uel.html, a website kept by Dave Hunter, a Loyalistdescendant himself.These families, plus others, are in a book calledAn Island Refuge, published in 1983 by the AbegweitNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 43

Branch of the United Empire Loyalist Association ofCanada. It contains a history of Loyalist settlementson the Island, including family histories, muster rolls,and claimants’ lists against the British government.It is currently out-of-print, but the association isgoing to reprint it. Please contact Dave at dhunter@isn.net to reserve your copy.QuebecIt is estimated that about 6,000 Loyalists came toQuebec (then known as “Lower Canada”). Most ofthem settled in the eastern parts of the province—for example, the Gaspé Peninsula, Lévis (across theSt. Lawrence River from Quebec City), Sorel, and theEastern Townships (southeast of Montreal).Both Quebec and Ontario saw the coming of the“late Loyalists.” They are the ones who were disillusionedwith the new republic and its leaders, andwho wanted the quiet life that Quebec and Ontariocould give them.Loyalists from Upper New York State and NewEngland followed the path from Lake Champlain,and came up to Quebec. They were Scotch Highlanders,German Palatines, and Quakers, and—as manyof them came unnoticed—their names were neverput on any lists, making it difficult to find out whothey were.However, some were recorded, and in March 1783,nearly 2,000 were known to get provisions from thegovernment. They are listed in the Haldimand Papers,and they cover the disbanded soldiers and theirfamilies in Quebec.The records are available on microfilm (“Returnof Loyalists in Canada, 1778-1787” LAC, MG 21,Haldimand Collection, B116, March 1783) at the Libraryand Archives Canada in Ottawa. There is also abook of interest, “Loyalists Lists: Over 2,000 LoyalistNames and Families from the Haldimand Papers,”by Keith E. Fitzgerald, 1984.They settled in Sorel (east of Montreal) and in suchplaces as Missisquoi County, Bedford, and Philipsburgwithin the Eastern Townships, which today isconsidered as the English-speaking part of Quebec.Meanwhile, in Upper Canada (now Ontario), moreLoyalists came from the United States and from otherparts of Canada. They were usually farmers of Scottishor German background from the three mostnortherly counties of New York, or other Loyalistsfrom either New Brunswick or Nova Scotia.Also, disbanded soldiers and their families fromSir John Johnson’s King’s Royal Regiment; Major EdwardJessup’s Loyal Rangers; Major James Roger’sKing’s Rangers; and Lieutenant-Colonel John Butler’sRangers settled in the 13 townships along theSt. Lawrence River.There are two lists of Loyalists in Ontario: the UEList from the Executive Council Office (RG 1 L7, vol.52A. Microfilm reel C-2222), and Crown Lands DepartmentLoyalist List (MG 9 D 4, vol. 9, microfilmreel C-1476).By 1786, there were about 5,800 Loyalists in UpperCanada, and more than 80 percent lived around theeastern end of the Bay of Quinte, while some livedaround the regions of Niagara.The Forgotten Ones: BlackLoyalists in CanadaJust as the colonists saw the American Revolutionas a way to bring themselves out from under the oppressionof the British, the African-American slavessaw the same war as a way to gain their freedomfrom their own oppression. To this end, they began—in 1776—to run away in large numbers from theirAmerican masters to join the British Army.Three years into the war, the tide of desertion fromtheir slave masters and Patriot military units hadbecome so large and cumbersome for the British tomanage that on June 30, 1779, the British General, SirHenry Clinton, at Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania, issueda proclamation stating that all blacks who had lefttheir Patriot masters would be offered freedom andprotection behind the enemy lines.By the end of the war, 10,000 blacks had been freedby the British, and 3,500 of these now so-named FreeBlacks decided to go to the British colony of NovaScotia. Those going were given Certificates of Freedomfrom various commanding officers in the city,and as they boarded the vessels bound for Nova Scotia,were also given passports by the British for safepassage.In 1784, Birchtown (just outside of Shelburne)became the largest settlement of blacks outside ofAfrica. Other communities of blacks in Nova Scotiaincluded Port Mouton (near Liverpool), Brindy Town(near Digby), Tusket and Greenville (both near Yarmouth),Little Tracadie (in Guysborough County),Preston (in Halifax County), Annapolis Royal, andHalifax, as well as Saint John, New Brunswick.44 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

If you would like to purchase Carleton’s LoyalistIndex (a select index to the names of Loyalists andtheir associates in New York, kept by the BritishHeadquarters) and The Book of Negroes, an index ofthose Free Blacks who wished to go to Nova Scotia,then go to www.carletonuel.ca/order.htm and orderthem through the website of the Sir Guy CarletonBranch of the United Empire Loyalists’ Associationof Canada.The United Empire Loyalists’Association of Canada (UELAC)There is an association of Loyalists in Canada—theUnited Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada.The only heredity society in Canada, it has manymembers from the United States, Australia, and NewZealand, to name but a few countries.The association has had a website since the mid-1990s (www.uelac.org), but today so much more hasbeen added to the site. It is more complete for theperson who is wondering if he/she is a descendantof Loyalists, and who can go on to prove it, and join.After the Loyalist descendancy has been proven, youwill be able to place the designation “UE” after yourname, and you will receive a certificate.There are 28 branches, stretching from the EastCoast in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, to theWest Coast in Victoria, British Columbia. Most havetheir own websites, and all have emails. Some evenhave their newsletters online.There is a conference every year, which in 2008 washeld from July 10-13 in Saint John, New Brunswick.Next year, it will be held at the Bay of Quinte Branchin Ontario, a short drive from the U.S. border, nearthe town of Trenton, on the shores of Lake Ontario.Also, bus tours to visit various Loyalist sites—bothin Canada and the U.S.—are available for those wishingto take them from Ontario to New York everyyear. One can go to the website and view the lasttrips taken.A Directory of Loyalists was started in 2004 andhas been growing ever since. If you have Loyalists inyour background, you can submit the information tothe directory. All you need to have is the surnameand given name, their rank (if they were in the military),where they (re)settled in Canada, the source ofthe information, and details of your research.They have two publications available—LoyalistTrails, which is a free, online newsletter, and theprinted Loyalist Gazette, which is part of your membershipin the society.If you wish more information about the organization,you may write to: The United Empire LoyalistAssociation of Canada, 50 Baldwin Street, Suite202, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 1L4. Tel: 416.591.1784.Email: membership@uelac.org.The On-Line Institute forAdvanced Loyalists StudiesAnother site started around the same time as the UELsite was the On-Line Institute for Advanced LoyalistStudies (www.royalprovincial.com). It was startedby Nan Cole and Todd Braisted, two people whosepassion for the American Loyalist is unparalleledin genealogy (Todd’s latest book, The RevolutionaryWar in Bergen County, tells the story of the Loyalistsin Bergen County, New Jersey, many of whom cameto Nova Scotia).They have three main areas of research: “MilitaryResearch,” “Living History,” and “Genealogy.” Thewebsite is supported by a search feature, a messageboard, and a guest book.Using the search tool, you can see if any of yourancestors were in the “List of Regiments,” as foundunder the “Military Research” area. The websitedescribes this list as, “A complete list of all knownLoyalist regiments that served during the AmericanRevolution, along with their dates of service, plus adiscussion of the different types of regiments andcharts depicting the typical organizational structureof various units.”“Claims & Memorials” is another important divisionwithin “Military Research” because it holdsvarious transcriptions of claims filed by the Loyalistswith the British for the losses of property and equipmentthey suffered during the war.Within the “Living History” heading of the siteis the sub-section, “War Chronology,” which, whenfinished, will cover all engagements of the war. It isan impressive list, but if there is something they mayhave missed, write them to mention the battle or skirmishomitted, and they will be in touch with you.The “Genealogy” section contains a wealth of information,including the “Research Address Book”—which has addresses of the major repositories forLoyalist research—and “Postwar Settlement Patterns,”which include passenger lists, land recordsand petitions, settlement lists, and other recordsNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 45

which record where the Loyalists settled after theyleft the United States.Ancestry.ca and Cyndi’s List—WebsitesAncestry.ca has many Loyalist titles available in their“Individual Family & Local History Databases.”such as the “United Empire Loyalists Parts I & II,”which contain some of the claims that Loyalists putin against the British government, and informationon the Loyalists in Ontario.Don’t forget to check your Loyalist ancestor’s namein the search feature. Ancestry.ca has a database containingmany Loyalist names, and it is a good placeto check them.Cyndi’s List has the listing of “Loyalist Societies& Groups,” “Locality or Regiment Specific,” and“Peoples and Families.”Over the years since that first American Loyaliststepped ashore at Shelburne, Nova Scotia,many generations have grown up knowing thattheir ancestors were a part of the largest migrationever seen from the United States to British NorthAmerica.The Loyalists had a great impact upon BritishNorth America, and Canada as a country. Their descendants(one in ten Canadians) can be found todaythroughout Canada in government, industry, education,and religion.Elizabeth Lapointe has beenwriting about genealogy fora number of years, and has awebsite, www.GenealogyCanada.com on Canadian genealogy,history, and heritage news.46 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Scandinavian Research QUESTIONS ANSWEREDScandinavia—Questions & AnswersBy Ru t h Ell e n Ma n e s s, AG®Question #1:My grandfather, Jens Peter Skottegaard, emigratedfrom Denmark to the U.S. in 1915. My mother Inger,her mother Johanne Caroline Kristine ChristensenSkottegaard, my mother’s brother Neils, and her sisterBodil emigrated in the spring of 1916. Anothersister, Elsie, was born here. We have not been ableto find emigration data, dates, departure and arrivalports, etc., on any of them. We’ve found data on someof Jens’ cousins, but nothing closer.I hope to also find my mother and Bestemor’s birthrecords. I am the oldest of three siblings and six cousins,the previous generation gone. I pulled togethercopies of all relevant documents, letters, etc., that arescattered throughout the family, and have includedcopies herein.1. Jens’ birth certificate—two pages2. Jens and Johanne’s wedding certificate3. Baker’s certificate dated 19094. Baker’s certificate dated 19145. Letter from Lauf & Co. about a (cooking implement?)dated 19156. Letter from attorney dated 19177. Hand-written letter from my late aunt Bodil toone of my nephews about 19908. Letter to my mother regards Jens’ citizenshipdated October 10, 19409. Story on the origin of Family Name Skottegaardthat has circulated for yearsThere is a family story that Bestefar Jens escapedout the back door of his bakery while the “recruiters”were coming in the front and that he literally leftDenmark in his baker’s clothes; didn’t they have toregister for departure?Using Danish/English and German/English dictionariesI have deciphered, not translated, the Danishand German documents enough to get their generalgist, but not well enough to explain them to others. Ihave come to some tentative observations that I needto verify or dispel.The family story says Jens was born in Germanyof Danish parents. His birth certificate seems to confirmthis. It is written in German and says he wasborn in Rodding Parish. His baker’s certificates, andmy aunt, say Slesvig. In 1886 Slevig, North Schleswigwas part of Germany. And one of the towns namedRodding in present Denmark was in Germany rightacross what was then the border between Denmarkand Germany. I think that is where Jens was born.And I wonder, Denmark tried to remain neutral inWWI, but Germany had the upper hand, perhaps itconsidered Jens to be German by birth and draftedhim.Many of the documents seem to have signatureand or recording dates that post date the event of thedocument. Was Jens trying to assemble documentsto prove he was Danish and not German?We do know that the family lived in Kolding justprior to emigrating and that my mother was born inRanders.The two response letters about Bestefar’s parentsare interesting. One is dated 1917, after the war, twoyears after he had fled to America. I wish we hadhis letters.I enclose the family name origin story as I thoughtyou might find it interesting. There are several versionsof this, but most Skottegaards will say the namederives from a feudal lord’s groundskeeper. Some sayhe was a personal bodyguard nicknamed the Scotbecause he was a Scottish mercenary. There mightbe a kernel of history in this.I am somewhat familiar with Danish surnamingsystems, father’s son, mother’s (or father’s) dotter,trade, places, etc.. In our family we also have Rasmussens,Christensens, and Steenbergs (Stone Hill).While Skottegaard may not exactly fit a system,Skotte does translate into Scotsman, and gaard cantranslate into farm or estate. Whatever.Of the two men named Jens in that story, our Jensis referenced in the last sentence. The soldier Jens wasone of his cousins.I do plan to spend a few days each in Rodding,Kolding, and Randers. Anything you can do, or directionsyou can steer me, in putting this puzzle togetherwould be greatly appreciated.—C W Rasmussen, Buena Vista, CO48 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Scandinavian ResearchAnswer:It is hoped your grandparents were still alive by thetime you were old enough to understand their stories.They certainly were right in the thick of history.As you may be aware from reading previous columns,the Lutheran Church was the official vital recordkeeping body of all the Scandinavian countriesfrom when the records began, right up into the midlate1900s. Besides recording births, marriages, anddeaths, the parish might also have been your taxingunit, “social security” registration unit, your “takecare of you when you get old” unit, and so forth.If your grandparents and children born to thatdate left legally, they were indeed supposed to registerwith the minister before leaving. However, Danishparishes stopped keeping what are called the “Tilog Afgangslister” (moving in and out registers) about1875. If they did go out legally, they still should havegone to the minister and gotten a certificate in handwhich they were instructed to give to the minister ofthe new parish they registered into, whether that waselsewhere on the continent, or in America.If the family story is true, it’s possible they left incognito.Given the large city they lived in, that mightnot have been as difficult as if they had resided in alittle country parish.As you researched out, the parish of Rødding,where your grandfather was born, did lie in the areaof the European Continent that went back and forthbetween Denmark and Germany. To 1864, Denmarkhad control of part of the area known as Schleswig-Holstein down to the Elbe River. After the wars ofthat time period, the then German Empire controlledthat area, plus the area up to and including the threelower counties of modern day Denmark, i.e. Tønder,Haderslev, and Åbenrå-Sønderborg. After WWI theboundaries went back to the pre-1864 time period.When WWII started, they went back to the GermanEmpire. After WWII in the spoils of war meetings,they were divided into their present day moderncounties/areas. So, depending upon the time period,a person in a U.S. census might say they were bornin Denmark, or Germany, when in reality the placedidn’t move, just the boundaries.Technically, Jens Peter Skottegaard was born inGermany, and could have been considered eligible fordraft in the Germany army. The family story of hisparents being on holiday when he was born probablyis just that—a story, as the certificate of birth statesthey were residing in Rødding when he was born. Ifthey had just been traveling through, or were notofficial residents of the place, that would have beennoted on the record.The 1909 certificate is Jens Peter applying for citizenshipin the city of Kolding, necessary for himto be able to practice his trade of baker in that city.Remember, in Europe, a person is not a citizen ofa country or part of that country because they areborn there. Citizenship must be earned, purchased,married into, sometimes inherited if a person was inthe very upper classes of society, or granted by theruler of the area.And, as the certificate for your ancestor shows, inorder for a trained professional to practice their tradein a larger population area, they had to be admittedto citizenship in that particular city.Jens Peter’s Borgerskapsbrev (citizenship letter) topractice the art of baking was granted 20 Sept 1909.The document dated 23 Jul 1914 from Royal Danishministry grants “the master baker Jens Peter Skøttegaardof Kolding …Danish citizenship, accordingto the law of 3 Mar 1914.”The letter from Lauf & Co, in Düsseldorf (Germany)to J. Skottegaard in Kolding (Dänemark) isunbelievably interesting for the six lines it contains.Jens Peter, probably knowing the excellent qualifyof the above company’s products or services, wrotethem asking for a description of or service for a “Flöte-Kochkessel” (whistling kettle or teapot). They respondedwith the answer that they were sending hima description of one listing its qualities and a picture.Then, these lines, “…during the war it is not possibleto think on sending you one, and we must thereforebe patient until a victorious end is reached.”The letter from the Advokat (attorney) Chr. Ravn inFlensborg, dated 5 Nov 1917 deals with an infringedpatent. The attorney states that “…since resumingmy business I have found your question of July 1914regarding your claim against the patent bureau FritzBlock & Co., in Dusseldorf…” This company evidentlyannounced or made known your ancestor J. Skøttegaard’sinvention (not named or described) withouthis specific permission. It appears that your ancestor’sclaim of 3,000 DM (Deutsche Mark) was allowedbecause of that. However, they again had to wait until“war’s end” to be able to finish the process.The copy of the marriage information for Jens PeterSkøttegaard and Johanne Caroline Kirstine Christensenenclosed with your query was an abbreviatedversion. Experience told me more would be found inthe original marriage record. As per your information,your ancestors followed the typical pattern ofmarrying in the bride’s home parish, so we checkedin Randers, St. Morten’s parish registers.At the time of the marriage, Jens Peter is listed asresiding in Kolding, but his parents, master bakerNiels Jensen Skøttegaard and his wife JohanneDorthea Petersen were still “of Rødding,” again verifyingthe fact that was the home residence, not just aholiday destination.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 49

Scandinavian ResearchIn the record Jens Peter is also listed as a bakerand Ungkarl (bachelor), meaning he had never beenmarried before.His bride, your “Bestemor” Johanne CarolineKirstine Christensen was listed as a Pige, meaning shehad never been married before. She was the daughterof the stonemason Peter Christensen and his wifeInger Marie Kirstine Jensen, residing at Vester Alle 4.With such an address, it might be possible for youto find the original house your ancestors were bornand lived in.Subsequent searches in the parish registers ofKolding gave the birth, christening dates and addressesof your mother and two of her siblings. (Copiesenclosed) As per your query information, therewas an additional child born in Denmark, but themicrofilmed records available in the Family HistoryLibrary did not cover the time period needed.With the addresses found in the above information,it is now possible to visit the country and seewhere your ancestors were born, as you’ve expressedthe desire to do. Unless they’ve totally remodeled thepart of the city where the addresses are, you maybe looking exactly at the building as it existed inthe time period your ancestors were born and livedthere. The churches, of course, will have been somewhatmodernized with heat, and perhaps coolingand light, but not necessarily in terms of the insideor outside architecture. Cathedrals and other largeedifices tend to be held in reverence by a nation, andthey want to preserve them as they are for the historythey represent.To find more information on possible brothers andsisters of your grandmother, you may want to go onlineand search them out in the Danish censuses atwww.ddd.dda.dk.You may see instructions on how to use this sitethrough FamilySearch Wiki at: https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/.The article is called: Danish DemographicDatabase.Remember that the Danish censuses are being indexedand posted by volunteers living in the localarea. Since it is a volunteer effort, not all areas ortime periods may yet be up. Also, it has been foundthrough personal experience, sometimes the indexes,particularly for large population areas, and/or thosedone for the 1860 or later censuses, are not an everyname index. These later ones appear to be a “head ofhousehold index.” Your clue to knowing that is if youcall up the index for a place, and you only see menand women aged about 21 or older and no children.Besides the census records, the Danes are alsoputting images of their church records online. Thesemay be accessed at http://www.arkivalieronline.dk.Instructions on how to best use this site may alsobe found through FamilySearch Wiki at: ht t ps://wiki.familysearch.org/en/. The article is called: DanishChurch Records Online.It’s hoped this answer to your query gives you alittle better understanding of your ancestors, and theinformation will help you in the further search forthem. Happy Hunting!Ruth Ellen Maness, AG, isan accredited genealogist andreference consultant at theFamily History Library in SaltLake. Education 1978: GraduateClasses, BYU; 1977: BrighamYoung University—HistoryLanguages, Genealogy (B.A.).She is the author of a numberof Family Histories. She hasbeen a Lecturer/Instructor at many conferences andseminars. She speaks and reads German; she readsDanish, Norwegian, and Swedish; and has over30 years professional research experience (U.S.,Canada, Scandinavia, Germany, Switzerland).50 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Germanic Research QUESTIONS ANSWEREDReading Old German Church Records—Part III: Seelenbuch & FamilienbuchBy Ka t h y J. St ic k n e yIn Part 1 (January/February 2008), we discussed theimportance of using old German church records indoing genealogical research, the difficulty of readingthese German church records, and some helpfultools to assist in using them. We then looked at marriagerecords as the richest of the old German churchrecords from a genealogical point of view. In Part 2(March/April 2008) we looked at birth/baptismal andconfirmation records. Now we will consider twoother church records that are valuable to the genealogist:the seelenbuch (register of souls) and the familienbuch(family register). These records present thesame challenges to the researcher as marriage, birth/baptismal, and confirmation records and require thesame recommended tools to provide aid.Unlike baptismal, marriage, and burial records,the seelenbuch and familienbuch are not found in all thechurch records in Germany. These are more commonlyfound in southern regions of Germany, with Badenand Württemberg among the areas they appear withmost frequency. This researcher’s experience has beenwith the latter, although these records share commonfeatures regardless of which region they are found. Theseelenbuch was the predecessor of the familienbuch andappeared in the early to mid 1700s. The informationcontained in it is far less extensive than that found inthe familienbuch. The familienbuch appeared in the verylate 1700s and early to mid 1800s. The dates for eachregister are usually given on their first page. Both recordswere written by church clerks from informationgathered in the baptismal, confirmation, marriage, andburial records and in some cases personal informationobtained from the head of house. Although both arevery helpful in putting a family together, it must beremembered that they are not primary source documentsand errors do occur in them.Both the seelenbuch and the familienbuch are organizedaround the male head of household. They containinformation on the immediate family of the malehead of household at the time of gathering informationfor the register. Thus if the genealogist is researching afamily where the head of household died in 1730 andthe seelenbuch was initially prepared in 1735, that particularfamily may not be found in the register. Marriedchildren and their families will be included ontheir own family page. There may not be a page for thedeceased father unless there is a surviving widow oryounger children living at the time it was compiled.Seelenbuch (Register of Souls)The information found in the seelenbuch usually followsa set formula, but the amount of informationprovided varies between churches and betweenclerks in a given church. The information providedwas gathered from the records of that church and additionalinformation that the clerk was able to learnabout that particular family. Thus if the clerk learnedthat a person was born in another town, the seelenbuchprovided the name of the town. If the clerk didnot know the individual’s birthplace, that informationwould not be provided.Because no printed form was used in writingthe seelenbuch, it was hand written by the clerk. Theprimary challenge to the researcher is reading thehandwriting of the clerk. Also, the clerks employednumerous abbreviations, thus making it necessaryfor the researcher to learn those abbreviations. Forthe most part though, the abbreviations are the sameas those found in the other church records. The researcherwill also find many of the same Latin termsthat are used in the other church records.Figure 1 is from the seelenbuch of the EvangelischeKirche Münster (Württemberg). It has been selectedas an example because the handwriting is clearerthan what is found in most seelenbücher, and it wassubjected to less water and weather damage thanmost. Note that two separate families are includedon this page. Sometimes three or even four familiesare on one page. The clerks seldom wasted paper andspace. For the purposes of this article, we will beconsidering the family listed on the left-hand sideof the page.The first line provides the name of the head ofhousehold. Everything that follows relates to him.The information is usually given in sections. Thefirst section provides information about the headof household and might include his occupation, hisplace and date of birth, the names of his parents (usuallyincludes the maiden name of his mother), andtheir dates of death (preceded by a cross) if deceased.The second section, labeled “Conj.” (Latin abbreviationfor Conjugum—marriage), provides informationabout the marriage(s) of the head of household andmight include the date of each marriage, the name ofeach wife (preceded by the Latin abbreviation “ux”for “uxor”—wife), her place and date of birth, thenames of each wife’s parents (usually includes the52 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Germanic ResearchFigure 1, from the seelenbuch of the Evangelische Kirche Münster (Württemberg).maiden name of the wife’s mother), and their dates ofdeath (preceded by a cross) if deceased. If the head ofhousehold was married more than once, there will bea separate section for each wife. They will be labeled“1 Conj.,” “2 Conj.,” “3 Conj.,” etc. The third section,labeled “Liberi” (Latin for children) provides informationabout the children born to the head of householdand might include the names of the children, theirdates of birth, and their dates of death (preceded by across) if deceased. If the head of household was marriedmore than once, and had children by differentwives, there will be a separate section for the childrenof each marriage. The sections will be labeled“1 Liberi,” “2 Liberi,” “3 Liberi,” etc.There are several important items for the researcherto note in this example. The head of household,Christoph Käfer, was a citizen and vineyardtender [weingärtner]. This information lets the researcherknow to search the records of the Münsterchurch for information about him. Likewisehis father, Hans Jorg Käfer, is listed as a long timemayor [vieljähriger burgermeister] of that place [allhier].This informs the researcher that the recordson Hans Jorg Käfer would most likely be includedin the Münster church records. It is always possiblethat Hans Jorg moved to Münster as an adult butthe starting point on researching him would be theMünster records. In addition, the wife of ChristophKäfer, Barbara Anna (father Viet Grau), is listed ashaving been a judge [gerichtster]. The researcherwould want to search all the church records of Münsterto find information on her. This seelenbuch waswritten around 1735. Note that the second child,Anna Maria, was born 27 July 1708, and died 13January 1710. The other two children do not havecrosses or death dates next to their names, an excellentclue that they survived to adulthood. Thus, theresearcher would want to check the confirmationrecords and marriage records for Philipp MichaelKäfer and Margaretta Käfer.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 53

Germanic ResearchSometimes the clerk would continue to add informationto the seelenbuch in the succeeding years.For example, death dates might be added as familymembers died or more children might be listed ifthey were born after the completion of the seelenbuch.Sometimes, in later years, the first wife died and thehead of household married a second time. Then informationon the second wife and her parents might allbe added. The items included varied across churchesand between various clerks. In this example the headof household, Christoph Käfer, died 15 August 1745.Because the seelenbuch was written around 1735, itis likely that a clerk went back and added the deathdate for Christoph after he died.Although it is not primary source material, theseelenbuch is a very valuable tool for the family researcherin several ways. First, this researcher usesit as a starting point in researching a family. With acopy of the seelenbuch as a guide, the researcher thencan check the birth, marriage, and death records ofthe church in the town indicated on the seelenbuch.Because the seelenbuch usually provides the maidennames of the women, it is an excellent starting pointto research the female line. The seelenbuch also providesclues on which children lived into adulthood,enabling the researcher to continue to work on them.Second, baptismal, marriage, or burial records havesometimes been destroyed and therefore unavailable,or weather damaged and therefore difficult to read.The seelenbuch might be the only source available forneeded information when the primary source is notavailable or is unreadable. Third, the seelenbuch maybe helpful when the handwriting in the primarysource is difficult to read. If the seelenbuch was writtenat a date later than the original records, it mighthave been written by a different clerk than the onewho wrote the original records. Sometimes this newclerk had a more legible handwriting, enabling theresearcher to obtain the desired information.FamilienbuchOne advantage of the familienbuch over the seelenbuchis that the information was usually written ona standard form. Many churches in Württembergused this form. Thus, the familienbuch provides similarinformation across churches. However, not everyclerk chose to fill in all the information on the formor in some instances was inclined to include moreinformation not asked for on the form. Once the researcheris familiar with the form, there is a facilityin using the familienbuch. Like in the seelenbuch, theinformation in the familienbuch was gathered fromthe other records of the particular church. In manychurches, the clerk attempted to keep the informationin the familienbuch current until a new familienbuchwas written. Thus the clerk will add information onitems like births, deaths, and marriages that occurredin years after the completion of the familienbuch. Likethe seelenbuch, a major challenge to the researcher isreading the handwriting of the clerk who recordedthe information in the familienbuch.Figure 2 is from the familienbuch of the EvangelischeKirche Hohenhaslach (Württemberg). It hasbeen selected as an example because the handwritingis clearer than that found in most familienbuchs, andit was subjected to less water and weather damagethan most. Unfortunately, the information containedin it is not as extensive as that found in other pagesof familienbuchs, but clarity is more important for illustrationpurposes.Let’s consider the headings on the first line of thispage, going from left to right. The first column is labeled“Geburts” (births) “Tag” (day) “Monat” (month)“und” (and) “Jahr” (year). The second column is labeled“Hausvater” (head of the family). The birth informationin the first column applies to the head of the familylisted in the second column. In this example, the headof family is Johann Christoph Widmajer. He was born28 December 1789. Many clerks also included the occupationof the head of family under the column headed“Hausvater.” Also, many clerks added the date of deathof the head of family at the time of his death. The thirdcolumn is labeled “Copulations” (weddings), followedby the words for day, month, and year. This informationapplies to the marriages of the head of the family.In this example, he was only married once. The datewas 16 November (abbreviated 9br) 1819. Many clerksalso included the location of the wedding. In this example,one would have to check the marriage recordsfor this church to see if it is recorded. If the wife haddied and the head of family remarried, that secondmarriage would also be listed in this column.The third column is labeled “Hausmutter” (motherof a household). The fourth column is labeled “Geburts”(births), followed by the words for day, month,and year. The birth information is for the mother ofthe household. In this example, the mother of thehousehold is Juliana Catarina, “geb.” (abbreviation for“geboren”—born) Horsch. Juliana Catarina was born 7January 1793 and her maiden name was Horsch. Aswith the head of the family, many clerks added thedate of death of the mother at the time of her death.If the mother of the household died and the headremarried, the name and birth information on thesecond wife would be included in these columns.One of the most exciting and helpful pieces of informationthis researcher has found listed in thesecolumns came from a church in Stetten im Remstal(Württemberg). Under the column for the head offamily was listed the fact that he traveled to America54 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Germanic ResearchFigure 2, from the familienbuch of the Evangelische Kirche Hohenhaslach (Württemberg).in the early part of the year 1832. This same informationwas listed for his brother-in-law and his motherin-law.Ship passenger lists confirm that the familydid immigrate to America in 1832, arriving at the Portof New York in June.In the middle of the page in the familienbuch aretwo columns. Both are labeled “Vater” (father) and“Mutter” (mother). The column on the left, and directlyunder the information on the head of family, containsinformation on the parents of the head of family. Inthis example, the father of the head of family is “Joh”(abbreviation for “Johann”) Michel Widmajer. Manyclerks will add the occupation of the father, whether hewas local or from another town, and his date of deathNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 55

Germanic Researchif he is deceased. We thus learn that he was a masterwine grower or vineyard owner (“weingärtnermeister”).In this example the mother of the head of family isMaria Juliana, “geb.” (abbreviation for “geboren”—born)Laible. Thus the maiden name of the mother is Laible.There is a cross next to her name indicating that shedied. This clerk did not include her date of death butother clerks often include that type of information.The column on the right and directly under theinformation on the mother of the household is informationon the parents of the mother of the household.In this example the father of the mother of the householdis Eberhard Friedrich Horsch, a farmer (“bauer”).The mother is Johanna Susanna, maiden name Münsinger.Note there is a cross after each name indicatingthat both parents had died. This clerk did not providethe dates for their deaths. This researcher has foundfamilienbücher where the clerk did not provide anyinformation on the parents of the head of householdor mother of household. It is always disappointingwhen that happens.At the bottom of the page in the familienbuch are sixcolumns, providing information on the children ofthe head of household. Column one is labeled “Zahlder Kinder” (number of children) and lists the childrenin the order they were born. Column two islabeled “Namen” (Names) and provides the name ofeach child. If the child was born dead, the clerk mighthave written “Sohn” (son) or “Tochter” (daughter) inthe place of a name. If the child was illegitimate, theLatin word “Spuria” (female) or “Spurius” (male) willappear next to the child’s name. Column three is labeled“Geburt” (birth) and gives the date of birth foreach child. If the child was born dead no date willbe given. Instead, the clerk might have written “Totgeboren”(stillborn) or “Totgeburt” (stillbirth). Columnfour is labeled “Confirmation ober Erste Communion”and gives the year the child was confirmed. Sometimesthis information was given in terms of the feastday the child took its first communion. For example,the record might state: “Jubilate” (3rd Sunday afterEaster), “Cantate” (4th Sunday after Easter), “Rogate”(5th Sunday after Easter), or “Exaudi” (6th Sundayafter Easter). Column five is labeled “Verehelichung”(marriage/wedding) and gives the date of the child’swedding. If the child married someone who was amember of the same church as the familienbuch, theclerk often provided the page number in the familienbuchwhere that new household may be found.Column six is labeled “Tod” (death) and provides thedate of death for the child. Sometimes the clerk onlyplaced a cross in this space indicating the child diedbut did not provide the date.You will notice that in this example, the clerk onlyprovided information in the first two columns for thechildren and left the remaining columns blank. Thedate of this familienbuch was 1833. Thus there was notime for the children to be confirmed or married. Itdoes inform the researcher that none of the childrenhad died by 1833.Although it is not primary source material, the familienbuchis a valuable tool for the family researcher inseveral ways. As with the seelenbuch, the familienbuchis an excellent starting point for researching a family.It provides a guide for collecting material on thefamily from the church records. As with the seelenbuch,it may help the researcher obtain informationnot available anywhere else due to lost or damagedrecords. It might also provide records in a more readablehandwriting. As with the seelenbuch, the familienbuchprovides the maiden names of the women andprovides a starting point for researching the femaleline. The familienbuch often provides the city or townof the fathers of both the head of household and thewife of the head of household. If the city or town isdifferent from the one where the familienbuch waswritten, it enables the researcher to know where tosearch for information on that line.SummaryThe researcher must use the seelenbuch and familienbuchwith care and remember they are not primarysource material. However, with that caution in mind,the seelenbuch and familienbuch are excellent sources tobegin researching a family. The church clerk has alreadyput the family together, leaving the researcherto verify the information provided with the otherchurch records. Also, the date that the seelenbuch andfamilienbuch was initially prepared indicates howthorough they may be on a given family. The familienbuchpage used as the example in this article wasinitially written in 1833. Unless a clerk continued tosupplement the information given to keep it current,the information on this family is incomplete after1833. The researcher could begin with this informationin the familienbuch, but must gather additionalinformation from the other church records. In othercases, the familienbuch might provide all the necessaryinformation on a family. The date will guide theresearcher in both cases.Kathy Stickney lives in Ormond Beach, FL and hasbeen researching her family roots for approximately15 years. She is an active member of the HalifaxGenealogical Society, and has been a speaker for severallocal societies. She has written for The Patrick HenryOrator. For the past three years she has concentratedon researching in Germany. She has traveled toGermany to research and had the thrill of visitingStetten IM Remstal, one of her ancestral towns.56 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Relatively Speaking INTRIGUING, FUNNY, AND EVENTFUL INCIDENTSMusic Throughthe GenerationsBy Br o o k e l e a Lu t t o nFlageolet à pompe—JeanFrançois Martin, Paris, XIXthcentury—Paris, musée dela musique, Courtesy of theGNU Free DocumentationLicense—Wikipedia.org.There’s music in my family history. My third greatgrandfather,John Edwin Capener, born 1813 inEngland, was only seven years old when he wasboosted up on the shoulders of an uncle and playedthe flageolet at the Coronation of King George IV. Aflageolet is a small wind instrument with a mouthpieceat the end, six holes, and sometimes keys.John Edwin’s musical ability continued, mostlyin church where he sang in the choir. It is said thathe would sing on his way to church every Sunday,so strong was his desire to sing. When he came toAmerica in 1840, he settled in Baraboo, Wisconsinand began teaching music and singing.Many of his children and descendants sang andplayed instruments such as the piano, organ, coronet,and ukulele. Some played the violin, mandolin,and guitar, and still others could harmonize a tuneas well as their ancestors before them.By the time musical ability got to my grandmother,Olive Laurena Waddell, it began to thinout. However, grandma did like the piano, and althoughshe couldn’t read a note of music, she couldsure play “church music” by ear. Her mahoganyupright piano was in my family’s home from thetime I was born. When grandma visited, I would sitnext to her at the piano and listen to her play “Rockof Ages.” She taught me how to play “Mary Hada Little Lamb.”The piano stayed with us through several moveswithin California. When I was 12, my mother sawmy interest in the piano, so she sought out a teacherwho came to our home to give me lessons. We didn’thave much money, so I only saw my piano teacher,Mr. Boodt, every two weeks. My lessons continuedfor a couple of years, and then teenage prioritiestook over my interest in piano lessons. I lost almosteverything I had learned.The piano continued to stay in my family’s homeuntil both parents passed away. At that time I hadthe piano taken out of the home, refurbished andrefinished. My husband and I bought a home andmade sure there would be a special spot for thepiano, which has been dated at 1911.After I began researching my family history, anolder cousin told me that grandma’s piano had beenpayment for her services as a chiropractor duringthe Depression. A few chickens were also thrownin as payment.Although John Edwin’s musical ability didn’ttrickle down and stick with me, I do have a beautifulheirloom piano from his great-granddaughterthat I will continue to treasure. And I have taughtmy granddaughter how to play “Mary Had a LittleLamb.”58 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Relative y SpeakingFermazinBy Na n c y Fe r m a z i nFor my Fermazin family I looked and lookedAnd soon on genealogy I was hookedAt last I found them in the censusAnd as a consensusTheir name was Fermazine, which rhymes withmagazineBut in the 1880 census it was FermotseneYears ago was known as VormazinAnd FormazinAnd became FermazinWhich rhymes with winThey came from Schubin, Posen, PrussiaEven though one reference says RussiaIn Prussia they were descendants from AlasaceWho came as farmers to take up spaceIn the landThat once was PolandBut now it belonged to PrussiaAnd was known as PosenDaniel Formazin and Mariana Soblenskamarried in PosenWhose son Friedrich FormazinWe find him living as a single fellow in 1840RuhdenHe has met and married Louisa BonauThe pretty lass from BagnoIn 1840 Schubin they made their home in thevillage, LabischinAnd were known as VormazinFriedrich was an einwohnerNot a schoenfaerberWhich means he didn’t own the land where hewas residingBut was an inhabitant who moved around a lotto earn a livingBy 1842 they are living in FlorentowoAnd KwieciszewoOf this union they had August, Henriette,Stephan, and CarolinaBut in 1852 along came the choleraIt took the lives of little Henriette and LouisaSo Friedrich was alone to raise the childrenshe leftAnd to say the least he was bereftFriedrich Formazin widower of Renarzewo,Age 31, an einwohner went off to ArnoldowoWhere he met and married Justine BrauerDaughter of a mailman who saved the hourThey had two children, Julia Augusta and Karlof whom are shownBut maybe more that may not be knownFor these ten years of his lifeWe haven’t found the records with this wifeBut it wasn’t long until again he was aloneAnd Justine too was goneAlone again in ’62And living in KwieciszewoAs a widower again he off and finds a new wifeto combat his strifeCarolina Hartwig is that one with whom hespends the remainder of his lifeMarriage to Carolina Hartwig adds three moreto his lineOf which he now has nineWhile living in GodziwyIs born Reinhart, Bertha, and EmilyBy 1877 his oldest son August is married toErnestine Kurz and working as a mastertailorRaising children of his own, the father of fourStephan grows up to marry Emma Kunkel andhas his own threeHedwig, Ann, and Waldemar and on their wayto the USA, land of the freeCaroline of Labischin is now all grown up andof ageOf which we don’t know much about her lineageShe has stayed in PosenTo live the life she has chosenBy 1878, Carolina Hartwig Fermazin, and the childrenBertha and Reinhart have left SchubinlandAnd are sailing on the WeilandOne year later Friedrich and his daughterEmily AmeliaAre on the ship Ohio (a)Steaming to AmericaNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 59

Relatively SpeakingKarl and Augusta came before the others in 1872Settled in Aurora, Illinois with whom we do notknow,But made doOf all of them who cameUncle Reinhart ‘twas of fameHe married thrice, and homesteaded in Lemon,South Dakota farAnd found time to fight in the SpanishAmerican WarFriedrich and Carolina were his mom and dadFor whom he was gladAugust, Stephan, Henriette, Caroline, Amelia,Bertha, Augusta, and Karl were his siblings, kinAnd never they drank any ginBecause for them it was beer and sauerkrautWhich was their heritage I do not doubtReinhart married Charlotte Wittelsbach, Ottoand Frieda’s daughterWho died one year laterIn 1905 of heart failureSoon thereafter, in the summer of 1906, we findhim with his second wife, Lillian RylandWorking as a motorman living in ChicagolandBy this time Adam Weis has swept Amelia offher feetThey settled in Aurora where they farmed wheatJD Watkins, a fireman married BerthaAnd they settled too in AuroraJulia Augusta married Mr. GieseAnd they settled in Batavia you seeGreat Grandpa Karl Americanized his name toCharles DanielNot NathanielAnd married Minnie Plucker who was sobeautifulAnd she gave him seven children, so wonderfulThey were Robert August, Carl Emil, IreneLaura, and Henriette JeanWilliam, Harry, and Charlotte Lottie FermazineRobert August, my grandpapa married MaryLindenThey had three childrenLola, Robert, and IreneLola grew up to be a splendid lady of eightyeightyears oldIrene Mabel died at two years oldRobert was a mischievous rascal but finallymade it to manhoodAnd married Grace Lorraine who was nothingbut goodThey had two girls named Mary KathrynAnd Nancy Roberta FermazinWho now carry on the family line from SchubinRemember for my Fermazin family I looked andlookedAnd soon, I found on genealogy I was hookedAt last I found them in the censusAnd remember as a consensusIt was FermotseneWhich rhymed with magazineAnd years ago was even known as VormazinAnd FormazinAfter many years the name evolved to FermazinWhich rhymes with Gershwin.60 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

IBreaking Through SUCCESS STORIES WITH "BRICK WALL" SOLUTIONSFred Eggert DrownedCrossing theMississippi RiverIn the fall of 2006, I received an email from ClarenceHolm, a heretofore unknown cousin, lookingfor information on the Fred Eggert family. This wasthe one line of my family tree that I had totally neglected;and with good reason. I had considered thisline to be a dead end. Sure, I knew Fred’s wife’s namewas Dorothea, they had four children and the familyhad emigrated from Germany some time in the early1870s. But that was all except for one bit of informationgiven to me by Richard Neustel, another distantcousin, many years ago: Fred Eggert drowned crossingthe Mississippi River. 1 Therefore, at the time, I feltjustified in not pursuing this line of the family.In the 1990s and before, searching for an ancestorwas a tedious business. Research was conductedby letter writing and if possible, visits to remote repositories.Progress was slow at best—if at all. A requestto the wrong repository could result in weeksif not months of lost time. But today, in the age ofthe Internet it is possible to narrow down the areasof interest in minutes or hours as opposed to weeksand months. So sitting at my computer terminal, Idecided to have a go at this seemingly insurmountablebrick wall.Step 1: Reexamine the information provided by RichardNeustel on the Fred Eggert family and with additionalinformation from Clarence Holm and myself,rebuild the family group sheet.The new reconstructed Fred Eggert family groupsheet 2, 3,4 :Fred EggertDorotheab. 17 Aug 1842 Germany d. 17 Sept 1903m. 10 Jul 1873 Charles Lange in Le Sueur County,MNJohnb. 17 Mar 1864 Germany d. 17 Jan 1948m. 1897 Augusta Billet in Barnes County, NDMaryb. 28 Apr 1862 Germany d. 3 May 1945m. 1882 Julius Nicoli in Barnes County, NDBy Bo y d Le u en bergerWilhelmina (Mina)b. 17 Sept 1866 Germany d. 12 Mar 1962m. 10 Jan 1881 Frederick Neustel in BarnesCounty, NDCaroline Henrietta (Lena)b. 6 Apr 1869 Germany d. 5 Nov 1957m. 28 Sept 1884 John George Neustel in BarnesCounty, NDStep 2: Identify research goals. The primary goal wasto identify the ancestry of the Fred Eggert family andpossibly the fate of Fred Eggert. The first objectivewas to determine the date of immigration, or moreprecisely, a date range.Utilizing Ancestry.com I first began searchingthe U.S. Census records for immigration information.Census records were examined for the CharlesLange family 5, 6, 7 , Marie (Mary) Nicoli 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 , JohnH. Eggert 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 , Wilhelmina Neustel 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 ,and Caroline Neustel. 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 The following tablewas constructed to tabulate reported immigrationdates for the four Fred Eggert children.Table 1 illustrates the likelihood that the childrendid not remember when they arrived in the UnitedStates. However, all census records report the childrenbeing born in Germany and since Caroline’sdate of birth is reported to be in April 1869, we canbe sure the date of departure was after that date. Inaddition, Dorothea married Charles Lange 10 July1873, 28 which provides us with an end date. Fromthis we can establish sideboards that can be used tobracket the probable time period to 1869–1873.Although there were several ports that the familycould have arrived at, it was decided to try NewYork, as the Castle Garden index was online at htt p://www.castlegarden.org.The first search was for any Eggerts arriving between1869 and 1873. The result was 624 hits. Thenext search was for Fred Eggert during the same timeperiod. However this resulted in no hits. A search forFriedrich Eggert resulted in eight hits with only onelikely possibility: 31 May 1869 aboard the Astronom.A further refinement searching for all Eggerts aboard62 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Breaking ThroughDOB 1875 1880 1885 1900 1910 1920 1930 AverageMaria Nocoli 1862age 13 18 23 38 48 58 68reported age 13 18 24 38 48 58 65year immigration 1875 1872 unk unk 1874John Eggert 1864age 11 16 21 36 46 56 66reported age 11 15 21 35 45 55 66year immigration - 1873 1870 1870 1871Wilhelmina Neustel 1866age 9 14 19 34 44 54 64reported age 9 14 18 32 43 52 63year immigration 1873 - 187? ? 1873Caroline Neustel 1869age 6 11 16 31 41 51 61reported age 7 16 32 41 61 62year immigration 1870 1869 1870 1869 1869Average 1871.75Table 1 - Summary of Reported Age and Date of Immigration from Census Recordsthe Astronom revealed that this Friedrich’s wife wasCaroline and they only had two children.The next search was for a Caroline Eggert that providedseven hits. From this list there was only onelikely candidate, Caroline, age 2, aboard the Thuringiaarriving 2 November 1872. 29 A second pass wasmade to isolate this Eggert family traveling on theThuringia. The family included Johann age 38, Doraage 30, Maria age 9, Johann age 7, Wilhe age 5, andCaroline age 2. The father’s name did not match, butthe wife and children’s data agreed with my Eggertfamily’s profile. Considering that maybe there was atranscription error made during the creation of theindex, a search was made for the original passengerlist at http://www.ancestry.com.Utilizing Ancestry.com, the original passenger listwas found and it was found that the Castle Gardenindex was correct. 30 Continuing with the Ancestrywebsite, I searched the Hamburg indexes and foundadditional information for this family that includedthe village of Qualitz as the last place of residence. 31,32A Google search revealed that Qualitz resides inthe German state of Mecklenburg.Continuing with the Ancestry web site, a searchwas made of the Mecklenburg 1867 census. A matchingfamily, less Caroline, as she was not born yet, wasfound in the village of Züsow, Domanialamt Neukloster33 and the father’s name was Friedrich.Although there was some doubt that this was theright family, it was decided to invest some time and2 November 1872 Thuringia Passenger list for Johann Eggert family, found at Ancestry.comNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 63

Breaking Throughlook for the church records for the children’s baptismrecords.Utilizing the Map Guide to German Parish Registers,Volume 3 – Mecklenburg, it was found that the peopleof Züsow attended church in Neuburg. 34 These recordshave been microfilmed by the LDS Church andthe film was ordered from the local Family HistoryCenter.The film arrived and upon examination, baptismrecords were found for the children Johann, Wilhelmina,and Caroline. 35 The dates of birth matchedmy Eggert family. Interestingly, on Johann and Wilhelmina’srecords, the father is listed as Friedrich Eggert,but on Caroline’s he is listed as Johann FriedrichEggert. On all three records, the mother is listed asDorothea Krohn. It was concluded that the fatherwas the same man for all three children and that therecording of his name was merely an arbitrary choicemade by the minister.The questions remaining were where Maria wasbaptized and where were the parents married. Theymust have moved to Züsow from some other parish,but where? I decided I would need to do a radialsearch out from Züsow to try and locate the family’soriginal parish.Utilizing another reference book on Mecklenburg, 36I found a map of the area around Züsow. I copied thepage containing Züsow and pinned it to my bulletinboard and began looking at the surrounding villages.In addition, I did a search of the Mecklenburg 1867census for Eggert and Krohn families and placed pinsin my map for every village where they appearedwithin a 25-mile radius of Züsow. As it turned out,there were a lot of families with these names.Before ordering dozens of films, I decided to trya person search on the Familysearch.org website. Ientered Dorothea Krohn born 17 September 1841and found a perfect match in Moisall, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany. Could it be this easy?After locating the correct film on the Familysearchwebsite, 69357, I placed my order with the familyhistory center.Two weeks later I had Dorothea’s baptism record,her marriage to Johann Friederich Eggert and thebaptism for daughter Maria. 37 In addition, the marriagerecord gave Johann’s place of birth as Bernittand his father’s name as Christof Friedrich Eggert.Over the next few months I traced both Dorothea’sKrohn and Johann’s Eggert 38 families back severalgenerations.The Eggert brick wall had come down. Fred Eggert,Johann Eggert, John Eggert, and Johann FriedrichEggert were one and the same. The success of thisproject was greatly expedited through the use of theInternet and in particular the Ancestry.com website.The big breakthrough came with the Mecklenburg1867 census records also located on Ancestry.com.What about the family legend that Fred Eggertdrowned crossing the Mississippi River?Epilogue: Some time in early January, the January/February 2008 edition of Everton’s Genealogical Helperarrived at my house. While perusing the magazine Inoticed an article on the digitization of local newspapers.Of particular interest was the announcement ofthe Winona, Minnesota Newspaper Project. Winonais one of the counties in Minnesota along the MississippiRiver. I decided to have a look.I tried searching on “Eggert” and a very interestingarticle came up about a young girl who was panhandlingfor money claiming to be the daughter ofthe man who had drowned recently. The paper hadcontacted Mrs. Eggert about this and she said it wasnot her daughter and besides she did not speak English.This was in the 22 July 1872 edition. 39I knew there had to be more information and soafter various searches I found three more articles.The story began on May 27 when a “skiff containingseven railroad laborers, among them… a German,named Egert, was capsized… All managed tocling to the boat save Egert.” 40The story continued on May 28. “The body of theunfortunate German, Egert, who was drowned inthe river below the city, on Monday, has not been recovered.His poor wife was overwhelmed with grief.She is left in poor circumstances with a family of fourchildren, the oldest nine years old and the youngesta year and a half.” 41Finally, on June 3 the paper reported “Body Found—The body of John Egert, the German who wasdrowned last week, at the lower end of the city, wasfound, on Saturday night, about a hundred yardsfrom where he drowned.” 42A phone call to the Woodlawn Cemetery Association,507-452-6016, on 8 January 2008 confirmed thatthey do have an index card for a John Eggert, aged 37,death by drowning, who was buried 2 June 1872.It seems there was something to this old familylegend after all. At last we now have some closure.In conclusion, the history of Johann Friedrich Eggertwas documented in the following entries.Johann Friedrich Eggert was baptized in the BernittParish on 11 April 1833. According to this record hewas born on April 10 and his parents were HauswirtChristoph Friederich Eggert and Anna Maria neeStallbohm. Christoph’s title of Hauswirt meant that hewas a peasant with a hereditary lease to 5–20 hektars(12.5–50 acres) of land. The godparents were FriederichFinck, Maria Dibbert, and Johann Heinrich Prühs.On 1 April 1847, Johann Friedrich Eggert receivedconfirmation in the Bernitt Parish along with his64 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Breaking ThroughWinona Daily Republican newspaperarticle of May 28, 1872brother Friedrich Christopher. Their father’s occupationis still listed as Hauswirt.On 3 August 1851, Johann Friedrich Eggert appearsin the Moisall Parish as one of the godparentsfor the baptism of his sister Catharina and brother-inlawJoachim Peter Krohn’s son Joachim Johann Heinrich.He is living in Bernitt and his title is Baüersohn(farmer’s son).On 1 January 1855, Friedrich Johann Eggert appearsin the Moisall Parish as one of the godparentsfor the baptism of his sister Catharina and brotherin-lawJoachim Peter Krohn’s son Friedrich JohannChristian. He is living in Klein Sien and his title isKnecht (farmhand).On 21 June 1857, Friedrich Johann Eggert appearsin the Moisall Parish as one of the godparents for thebaptism of his sister Catharina and brother-in-lawJoachim Peter Krohn’s son Wilhelm Friedrich HeinrichJohann. He is living in Klein Sien and his title isKnecht (farmhand).On 13 February 1859, Friedrich Johann Eggert appearsin the Moisall Parish as one of the godparentsfor the baptism of his sister Catharina and brotherin-lawJoachim Peter Krohn’s daughter WilhelminaFriederica Johanna Maria. He is living in Bernitt andhis title is Bauersohn (farmer’s son).On 8 May 1861, Johann Friedrich Eggert appearsin the Moisall Parish as one of the godparents for thebaptism of his sister Catharina and brother-in-lawJoachim Peter Krohn’s son Peter Johann FriedrichChristian. He is living in Klein Sien and his title isKnecht (farmhand).On 8 March 1862, Friedrich’s daughter Maria DorotheaJohanna Krohn is baptized in the Moisall Parish.The parents Friedrich Eggert and Dorothea Krohn arelisted as unmarried and living in Klein Sien. Friedrich’stitle is Knecht (farmhand). The godparents are MariaLuth, Hans Steinberg, and Dorothea Steinberg.On 26 June 1863, Johann Friedrich Eggert andMarie Friederica Dorothea Krohn are married in theMoisall Parish. Johann is living in Klein Sien andhis title is Knecht (farmhand). His father is listed asHauswirt Christoph Friedrich Eggert. Her father islisted as the deceased Arbeidtmann (laborer) JoachimHeinrich Friedrich Johann Krohn.On 22 March 1864, Friedrich’s son Johann WilhelmLudwig Heinrich is baptized in the Neuburg Parish.They live in Züsow and Friedrich’s title is Büdner(small farmer).On 30 September 1866, Friedrich’s daughter WilhelminaSophia Friederica is baptized in the NeuburgParish. They live in Züsow and Friedrich’s titleis Arbeitsmann (working man). The witnesses includeFriedrich Quandt (Dorothea’s brother in law)and Sophia Krohn.On 2-3 December 1867, Mecklenburg conducted acensus. The Friedrich Eggert family appears living inZüsow. His title is Taglohner (day laborer).On 18 April 1869, Johann Friedrich’s daughter CarolinaMaria Henrietta Christine was baptized in theNeuburg Parish. His title is Büdner (small farmer).The witnesses included Christoph Eggert (Friedrich’sbrother) of Bernitt.In the 1871 Hamburg Passenger Lists, the JohannEggert family’s last residence is listed as Qualitz.The passenger list for the SS Thuringia included theJohn Eggert family. The ship sailed from Hamburg,Germany and arrived in New York City on 2 November1871. Johann’s occupation was listed as farmer.John Eggert was laid to rest in the WoodlawnCemetery in Winona, Winona County, Minnesotaon 2 June 1872.Endnotes1 Letter and family group sheets from Richard Neustel (RichardNeustel, HC 1 Box 70, Robinson ND 58478) to Boyd Leuenberger,19 October 1994; copy in author’s possession. Richard Neustel isthe grandson of Fred and Mina (nee Eggert) Neustel.2 Letter, Richard Neustel to Boyd Leuenberger, 19 October 1994.3 Clarence J. Holm & John L. Holm, Descendants of Julius Nicoli,Augusta Bettin & Mary Eggert (Delano, Minnesota 55328: Privatelyprinted, December 2006).4 Boyd Leuenberger, The Neustel Family History (Golden, Colorado80403: Privately printed, 1995).5 Charles Lange household, 1875 Minnesota State Census, Cleveland,Le Sueur County, page 227, family 86; Minnesota Territorialand State Census, 1849-1905; digital image, Ancestry.com, ht t p://www.ancestry.com (accessed 8 August 2007).Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 65

Breaking Through6 Charles Lange household, 1880 U.S. census, population schedule,Town 141 Range 58, Barnes County, North Dakota, EnumerationDistrict [ED] 65, page 15, dwelling 245, family 288; National Archivesmicrofilm publication T9, roll 111; digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 11 September 2007).7 Charles Slinger household, 1885 Dakota Territory census, SteeleCounty, ED 32-022-06 through 10; http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/databases/census.php (accessed 16 January 2008).8 Julius Nichels household, 1885 Dakota Territory Census, BarnesCounty, family labeled ED 31-022-10 thru 17; digital index, http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/databases/census.php (accessed23 January 2008).9 Julius Nicoli household, 1900 U.S. census, population schedule,Cuba, Barnes County, North Dakota, Enumeration District [ED] 1,page 11B, dwelling 189, family 192; National Archives microfilmpublication T623, roll 1226; digital image, Ancestry.com, ht t p://www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 January 2008).10 Julius Nicoli household, 1910 U.S. census, population schedule,Cuba, Barnes County, North Dakota, Enumeration District [ED] 5,page 10B, dwelling 152, family 152; National Archives microfilmpublication T624, roll 1138; digital image, Ancestry.com, ht t p://www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 January 2008).11 Julius Nicoli household, 1920 U.S. census, population schedule,Cuba, Barnes County, North Dakota, Enumeration District [ED]6, page 4B, dwelling -, family 27; National Archives microfilmpublication T625, roll 1330; digital image, Ancestry.com, ht t p://www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 January 2008).12 Mary Nicoli household, 1930 U.S. census, population schedule,Cuba, Barnes County, North Dakota, Enumeration District [ED]7, page 1B, dwelling -, family 19; National Archives microfilmpublication T626, roll 1731; digital image, Ancestry.com, ht t p://www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 January 2008).13 John Eckhart household, 1885 Dakota Territory Census, BarnesCounty, family labeled ED 32-028-08; digital index, http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/databases/census.php (accessed 23January 2008).14 John?? Eggert household, 1900 U.S. census, population schedule,Township 142, Barnes County, North Dakota, Enumeration District[ED] 2, page 4A, dwelling 53, family 55; National Archivesmicrofilm publication T623, roll 1226; digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 January 2008).15 John H. Eggert household, 1910 U.S. census, population schedule,Valley City Ward 3, Barnes County, North Dakota, EnumerationDistrict [ED] 15, page 9A, dwelling 151, family 156; National Archivesmicrofilm publication T624, roll 1138; digital image, Ancestry.com,http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 12 December 2007).16 John H. Eggert household, 1920 U.S. census, population schedule,Valley City Ward 4, Barnes County, North Dakota, EnumerationDistrict [ED] 19, page 2A, dwelling 23, family 24; National Archivesmicrofilm publication T625, roll 1330; digital image, Ancestry.com,http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 12 December 2007).17 John Eggert household, 1930 U.S. census, population schedule,Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota, Enumeration District[ED] 55, page 17B, dwelling 316, family 331; National Archivesmicrofilm publication T626, roll 1731; digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 12 December 2007).18 Fred Neustel household, 1885 Dakota Territory census, SteeleCounty, ED 34-004-20 through 21; http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/databases/census.php (accessed 16 January 2008).19 Fred Neustel household, 1900 U.S. census, population schedule,Alta, Barnes County, North Dakota, Enumeration District [ED] 1,page 9A, dwelling 147, family 151; National Archives microfilmpublication T623, roll 1226; digital image, Ancestry.com, ht t p://www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 January 2008).20 Fred Neustel household, 1910 U.S. census, population schedule,Alta, Barnes County, North Dakota, Enumeration District [ED]1, page 1B, dwelling √-, family √-; National Archives microfilmpublication T624, roll 1138; digital image, Ancestry.com, ht t p://www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 January 2008).21 Fred Neustel household, 1920 U.S. census, population schedule,Robinson, Kidder County, North Dakota, Enumeration District[ED] 130, page 4A, dwelling 24, family 24; National Archivesmicrofilm publication T625, roll 1335; digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 January 2008).22 Fredrick Neustel household, 1930 U.S. census, population schedule,Township 143, Kidder County, North Dakota, EnumerationDistrict [ED] 38, page 1B, dwelling -, family 15; National Archivesmicrofilm publication T626, roll 1737; digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 January 2008).23 George Neustel household, 1885 Dakota Territory Census, BarnesCounty, family labeled ED 32-022-44 thru 46; digital index, htt p://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/databases/census.php (accessed23 January 2008).24 John Neustel household, 1900 U.S. census, population schedule,Township 141, Barnes County, North Dakota, Enumeration District[ED] 5, page 7A, dwelling 89, family 90; National Archivesmicrofilm publication T623, roll 1226; digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 January 2008).25 John G. Neustel household, 1910 U.S. census, population schedule,Svea, Barnes County, North Dakota, Enumeration District[ED] 13, page 10A, dwelling 153, family 175; National Archivesmicrofilm publication T624, roll 1138; digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 January 2008).26 J. G. Neustel household, 1920 U.S. census, population schedule,Robinson, Barnes County, North Dakota, Enumeration District[ED] 135, page 7B, dwelling 129, family 129; National Archivesmicrofilm publication T625, roll 1135; digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 January 2008).27 George Neustel household, 1930 U.S. census, population schedule,Everett, Snohomish County, Washington, Enumeration District[ED] 65, page 10A, dwelling 224, family 235; National Archivesmicrofilm publication T626, roll 2519; digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 16 January 2008).28 Lange-Krohn marriage, 10 July 1873, District Court, Sixth JudicialDistrict, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, copy of certificate in possessionof author.29 Johann Eggert entry; Thuringia Passenger Index, 2 November1871; digital image, castle garden.org, http://www.castlegarden.org/quick search result.php?p first name=&plast name=Eggert&m arr date start=1869&m arr dateend=1873&co code=-1&o code=-1&m mid=32105&submit.x=34&submit.y=11 (accessed 20 September 2007).30 Johann Eggert entry; Thuringia Passenger Manifest, 2 November1871, page 6, line 1; in New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957; microfilmpublication M237, roll 350; digital image, Ancestry.com,http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 20 September 2007).31 John Eggert entry; Hamburg Passenger Lists, Handwritten Indexes,18 October 1871, page 1, column 1, entry 17; in HamburgerPassagierlisten, handschriftliche indizes, 1850-1934, Band 010 (11Okt 1871 - 25 Dez 1872), letter E; digital image 1 of 6, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 14 August 2007).32 John Eggert entry; Hamburg Passenger Lists, 18 October 1871, page839, line 12; in Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934, Direkt Band025 (13 Jan 1871 - 23 Dez 1871); digital image 477 of 588, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 14 August 2007).33 Friederich Eggert household, 1867 Mecklenburg census, Züsow,Domanialamt Neukloster, page 53; Mecklenburg-Schwerin Volkszahlung,1867, microfilm publication 14928; digital image, Ancestry.com,http://www.ancestry.com (accessed 12 July 2007).34 Kevin M. Hansen, Map Guide to German Parish Registers – MecklenburgGrandduchies of Schwerin & Strelitz (Bountiful, Utah; FamilyRoots Publishing Co., 2004) 66.35 Kirchenbuch, 1653-1911, Taufen 1800-1875, Heiraten, Tote 1800-1852, Konfirm. 1843, Heiraten, Tote, Konfirm. 1853-1876, EvangelischKirche Neuburg (AG. Wismar): FHL INTL Film 69381,Family History Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.36 Charles M. Hall, The Mecklenburg Genealogy Handbook (Logan,Utah: Everton Publishers, Inc., 1977) 3.37 Kirchenbuch, 1683-1889, Taufen, Heiraten, Tote 1683-1889 Konfirmation1843-1889, Evangelische Kirche Moisall (AG, Bützow): FHLINTL Film 69357, Family History Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.38 Kirchenbuch, 1659-1856, Taufen, Heiraten, Tote 1659-1856, EvangelischKirche Bernitt (AG. Bützow): FHL INTL Film 68997, FamilyHistory Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.39 “A juvenile imposter . . .” Winona Daily Republican, Winona, Minnesota,22 July 1872, page 3, column 3; digital image, Winona StateUniversity, http://archive.olivesoftware.com/Default/Skins/Winona/Client.asp?Skin=Winona&AW=1199739195453&AppName=2 (accessed 16 January 2008).40 “Death by Drowning.” Winona Daily Republican, Winona, Minnesota,27 May 1872, page 3, column 2; digital image, Winona StateUniversity, http://archive.olivesoftware.com/Default/Skins/Winona/Client.asp?Skin=Winona&AW=1199739195453&AppName=2 (accessed 16 January 2008).41 “A Sad Case.” Winona Daily Republican, Winona, Minnesota, 28May 1872, page 3, column 2; digital image, Winona State University,http://archive.olivesoftware.com/Default/Skins/Winona/Client.asp?Skin=Winona&AW=1199739195453&AppName=2 (accessed16 January 2008).42 “Body Found.” Winona Daily Republican, Winona, Minnesota, 3June 1872, page 3, column 2; digital image, Winona State University,http://archive.olivesoftware.com/Default/Skins/Winona/Client.asp?Skin=Winona&AW=1199739195453&AppName=2 (accessed16 January 2008).66 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Beginner’s Corne BASIC HELP TO GET YOU OFF TO A QUICK STARTMilitary Records& Information inPrologue MagazineI’ll bet most of you have never heard of Prologue, thequarterly publication of the National Archives andRecords Administration (NARA) for over 35 years.Prologue magazine brings to seekers and readers ofAmerican history articles and stories based on therich holdings and programs of NARA.To take a look at Prologue magazine, click to www.nara.gov and then look for the Prologue link. Whilean individual can subscribe electronically to Prologue($24 per year), anybody can access issues back to 1975in their entirety online and for free! And all that informationis indexed by topic and subject.What I would like to share with you today in thisBeginner’s Corner is in keeping with the theme I’vebeen using for some time: military records and information.Below is a list I compiled from the topic indexto Prologue on any topic of military interest. To readthe article, go to the NARA link provided above.Hope you enjoy reading these Prologue articles asmuch as I did. I know your “military records” understandingwill be enlarged and that will aid you in yoursearch for military information on your ancestors.By Do n n a Po t t e r Ph i l l i p sBoxer Rebellion• U.S. Marines in the Boxer Rebellion (Winter1999)—Research the service of U.S. Marines whoserved in China in 1900.Civil War• Enhancing Your Family Tree with Civil WarMaps (Summer 2003)—How to use an oftenoverlookedresource for filling out your Civil Warresearch.• The Army Medal of Honor: The First Fifty-fiveYears (Summer 2001)—The Civil War origins ofthe Medal of Honor and guidance on how to findrecords of recipients.• Researching Confederate Marines in the CivilWar (Winter 2001)—Tips for researching an oftenoverlooked group of Civil War servicemen.• The Shady Side of the Family Tree: CivilWar Union Court-Martial Case Files (Winter1998)—Researching a family member’s CivilWar military service can be a double-edgedsword.• Which Henry Cook? A Methodology for SearchingConfederate Ancestors (Fall 1995)—How touse NARA records to pin down the identity of aConfederate soldier.• Civil War and Later Navy Personnel Recordsat the National Archives, 1861–1924 (Summer1995)—United States Navy personnel records forthe period 1861–1924 are one of the best secrets ingenealogical research.• Civil War Draft Records: Exemptions and Enrollments(Winter 1994)—Looking for men who didnot serve in the Civil War.• Confederate Medical Personnel (Spring 1994)—How to find your Civil War-era ancestor, if he orshe served the Confederate army in a medical capacity,in the War Department Collection of ConfederateRecords.• Income Tax Records of the Civil War Years (Winter1986)—Discover valuable information in recordsof the first U.S. income tax.68 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Beginne ’s CorneKorean and Vietnam Wars• Electronic Records of Korean and Vietnam ConflictCasualties (Spring 2000)—Online resources:state casualty list extracts from the Korean andVietnam conflicts.Mexican Punitive Expedition• The United States Armed Forces and the MexicanPunitive Expedition (Fall & Winter 1997)—Background on the expedition and guidance ondoing genealogical research on the participants.Military Service Overview• An Overview of Records at the National ArchivesRelating to Military Service (Fall 2002)—A usefulstarting point for those researching individualswhose service records may be in the National ArchivesBuilding in Washington, D.C.Philippine Insurrection• Researching Service in the U.S. Army during thePhilippine Insurrection (Summer 2000)—Howto document an ancestor’s military service in anoften-overlooked conflict.Pre–Civil War• Early Navy Personnel Records at the National Archives,1776–1860 (Spring 1995)—Clues to searchingfor genealogical information in pre-Civil Warnavy records.• Indian Bounty Land Applications (Fall 1993)—Asource for the difficult task of tracing Indian ancestorsback to the early 19th century.• Genealogical Fallout from the War of 1812(Spring 1992)—Discusses the wealth of informationcontained in Seaman’s Protection CertificateApplications.• Do We Have Any Records Relating to FrenchSpoliation Claims? (Spring 1991)—Investigateclaims presented by U.S. citizens against France,Spain, and Holland for vessels and cargo taken byprivateers before September 30, 1800.• Genealogical Records of the War of 1812 (Winter1991)—How to use military records to research aWar of 1812 veteran.Spanish-American War• Special Issue on the Spanish-American War(Spring 1998).World War I• The Story of the Female Yeomen during the FirstWorld War (Fall 2006)—The vague language ofthe Naval Act of 1916 opened the door to womenvolunteering in the U.S. Navy.• World War I Gold Star Mothers’ Pilgrimages,Part I (Summer 1999) and Part II (Fall 1999)—Mothers and widows of U.S. soldiers who diedoverseas during World War I sailed to Europe tosee the graves of their sons and husbands.• They Answered the Call: Military Service in theUnited States Army during World War I, 1917–1919 (Fall 1998)—A guide to looking for informationabout World War I Army veterans.World War II• The World War II Army Enlistment RecordsFile and Access to Archival Databases (Spring2006)—World War II Army Enlistment Recordsare available through NARA’s Access to ArchivalDatabases (AAD) resource.Donna Potter Phillips writes fromSpokane where she is an avid reader,gardener, birdwatcher, traveler, andgrandmother of eight. She is activein her state and local societies,and is a Past President of EasternWashington Genealogical Society(EWGS) and Past Vice-Presidentof WSGS. Since 1985 she haswritten for newspaper genealogycolumns, family newsletters, and magazines—theGenealogical Helper, Heritage Quest Magazine,Ancestry, Family Chronicle, Internet Genealogyand Genealogy Bulletin; as well as assisting with theSalt Lake Christmas Tour to the Family History Library.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 69

Special Collections Highlight TREASURES FROM A GENEALOGICAL REPOSITORYThe Bess Britton MichiganOne-Room SchoolhouseCollectionA definite stop on the way to learningmore about Michigan rural schools isthe Bess Britton Michigan One-RoomSchoolhouse Collection archives housedin the Local History Collection of theVan Buren District Library, Decatur,Michigan.Representing more than 2,700 schoolsand still growing, items included in thecollection include: photographs, student& teacher biographies, souvenir cards,report cards, teacher’s certificates, personalreminiscences, school records &census, newspaper articles, letters, andother miscellaneous items.The collection’s creator, Bess Britton of Lawton,Michigan, who herself attended a rural school inVan Buren County’s Decatur Township, began a 15-year trek to collect all information possible about anyMichigan rural school. Bess and her husband, Ed,traveled many parts of the state taking pictures ofexisting structures, and she wrote countless lettersand made even more telephone calls in her efforts tosolicit further information.Britton, who passed away in 2003, was a chartermember of the Michigan One-Room SchoolhouseAssociation. She was posthumously awarded theassociation’s first annual plaque of appreciate forher tireless efforts in accumulating and preservingMichigan’s rural school heritage.In 2001, when the many heavy notebooks of databecame too cumbersome for her to work with, Brittonturned the collection over to Toni I. Benson, localhistory librarian for the Van Buren District Library(VBDL), a facility that houses a well-known repositoryfor SW Michigan local/family history materials.The library accepted the collection and made thecommitment to continue to solicit and add informationto the archives.An index to the collection by school name and/or geographic location is available online at ht t p://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mivanbur/MichiganSchools.htm.In addition, Lauren Baier, VBDLpage, recently completed an every name indexto the collection, numbering about 50,000 names.This index is available to search in the local historydepartment.“We are actively seeking more information aboutthe existing schools in the collection, as well as attemptingto identify more schools to add,” indicatesBenson. “Anyone with an interest in these schools iswelcome to visit or contact us. We will soon be addingan online form so that individuals will be ableto submit information over the Internet. Until then,please contact us at: Van Buren District Library, 200N. Phelps Street, Decatur, MI 49045 or attach to anemail to tbenson@vbdl.org.”70 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

The Next Generation A COLUMN FOR KIDSJoinaLineageSocietyBy Sta r r Ca m pbe llOne of our main proposes of doing genealogy andfamily history is to preserve the memories of our ancestors.We take the time to find out when they wereborn, when they were married, how many childrenthey had, and when they died.We look in county histories trying to find out whatwas going on during their lives. We spend countlesshours getting to know our ancestors. We obtain photosand look for “family traits.” We collect heirloomsthat they owned.Another way to gain information and an insight toyour ancestor is to join a heritage society (or lineagesociety). These societies usually focus on serving thedescendants of those who participated in an event, orwho had lived in certain area during a certain time.Some Heritage Societies participate in reenactments,parades, and education programs.Examples of Heritage SocietiesThe Daughters of the AmericanRevolution (DAR)Membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution(DAR) honors and preserves the legacy of Patriotancestors. Membership is open to any woman,18 or over, who can trace her ancestry to at least one©iStockphoto.com/Maurice van der VeldenRevolutionary Patriot. DAR members’ preserve locallandmarks, participate in literacy programs, and providescholarships and financial aides to high schooland college students. They also have essay contestsfor children and have a museum with special programsfor children. In 1955, the DAR petitioned Congressto set aside a week annually to celebrate theConstitution. Sept 17th through Sept 23rd is traditionallyConstitution Week. www.dar.org.The Sons of the American RevolutionThe SAR is a “lineage” society. Each member hastraced the family tree back to a point of having anancestor who supported the cause of American Independenceduring the years 1774-1783. Headquarteredin Louisville, Kentucky, the SAR has a museum anda library. They also have a cemetery-marking project.If a headstone does not exist, it is possible to acquirea U.S. Government headstone or marker. Local Chaptersof the SAR place markers on Patriot gravesiteswith an appropriate ceremony. www.sar.org.The National Society of Daughtersof the British Empire in U.S.AFounded nearly one hundred years ago, The Daughtersof the British Empire in the U.S.A. is for women72 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

The Next Generationof British heritage living in America. Women,whose husbands are, or whose husbands' parent(s)or grandparent(s) are, of British or Commonwealthbirth, are also eligible. Junior membership is availablefor eligible girls, 13 to 18 years of age. The NationalSociety is organized into four geographical districtsas follows:Eastern: The Eastern seaboard south through Virginia,including New England, Pennsylvania, andWest Virginia.Midwestern: Ohio west to South Dakota and Minnesota,and Wisconsin south to Kentucky.Western: The western seaboard from Alaska toCalifornia, including Hawaii, Arizona,Colorado, Idaho, Montana,Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, andWyoming.Southern: Georgia to Texas,North and South Carolina, Arkansas,Oklahoma, and Florida.DBE has established four retirementhomes /or nursinghomes. www.dbesociety.org.Jamestowne SocietyProspective members must demonstratedescent from a qualifyingJamestowne ancestor to thesatisfaction of the Society genealogist.The Jamestowne periodis from 1607 to 1700. www.jamestowne.org.Mayflower DescendantsMembers have been able to document their descentfor one or more of the 102 passengers who arrived onthe Mayflower in 1620 to what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.One of the primary goals is to educatepeople about the role of the Pilgrims in the formationof the United States. The Mayflower Society offersan educational packet called “Coming to America.”to help young people learn more about the strugglesand accomplishments of the Pilgrims. www.themayflowersociety.com.Daughters of Union Veteransof the Civil War 1861-1865All daughters, grand-daughters, great grand-daughters,etc. of honorably discharged soldiers and sailorsof the Union Army over the age of eight may join.Some projects listed on the website are:• Maintaining a free public Civil War Museumat the Headquarters building in Springfield, Illinois.Keeping alive Civil War symbolism, nomenclature,music, art, and literature.• Working to preserve Civil War Battlefields, HistoricSites, and Union Monuments.• Publishing books, lineage booklets, andpamphlets.• Locating Union Veterans gravesites and obtainingsuitable markers.• Observing and participating in ceremonies onnational and local holidays.There is also a scholarship available to Juniors andSeniors in a college or university. Check the websitefor more information. www.duvcw.org.The Order of Pirates and PrivateersThe Order of Descendants of Piratesand Privateers is a hereditaryorganization created to honor thememory and deeds of pirate andprivateer ancestors. The followingis taken from their webpage:The adventures and romance ofthe pirates have enhanced ourhistory and fired our imaginations.And without the actionsof privateers, the United Statesmight not have won the AmericanRevolution, or sustained throughthe War of 1812. Membership inthe Order of Descendants of Pirates& Privateers is open to menand women 21 years of age andover, who are lineally descendedfrom any of the following, of theperiod 1609-1865:• Officers and Crew of Pirate Ships, of any Nation,so long as such Pirates were of, or engagedthe American Colonies or Nation.• Officers and Crew of American Privateers, includingthose of the Confederacy,• Coastal Raiders,• Shore-based parties engaged in the diversionand scuttling of vessels,• Any person who engaged in the establishing,supporting, and/or maintaining any of theabove. For instance, ship owners, investors,bonders, those issuing Letters of Marque, etc.The involvement must be direct—those merelyemployed in ship-building do not necessarilyqualify.Members of the Society shall be referred to as“Shipmates.” www.piratesprivateers.org.Sons of Confederate VeteransThe SCV is the direct heir of the United ConfederateVeterans, and the oldest hereditary organization formale descendents of Confederate soldiers. OrganizedNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 73

The Next Generationat Richmond, Virginia in 1896, theSCV continues to serve as a historical,patriotic, and non-politicalorganization dedicated to ensuringthat a true history of the 1861-1865 period is preserved.Membership in the Sons ofConfederate Veterans is open toall male descendants of any veteranwho served honorably in theConfederate armed forces.You will find Education CommitteePapers on the website.These papers are prepared to promoteeducation about the various contributions ofdifferent ethnic groups. They have a confederategrave registry site that in under construction. www.scv.org.Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil WarIn 1866, Union Veterans of the Civil War organizedinto the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). Membershipin the veterans’ organization was restrictedto individuals who had served in the Army, Navy,Marine Corps, or Revenue Cutter Service during theCivil War, thereby limiting the life span of the GAR.The GAR existed until 1956.In 1881 the GAR formed the “Sons of Veterans ofthe United States of America” (SV) to carry on its traditionsand memory long after the GAR had ceasedto exist. Membership was open to any man whocould prove ancestry to a member of the GAR or toa veteran eligible for membership in the GAR. In lateryears, men who did not have the ancestry to qualifyfor hereditary membership, but who demonstrated agenuine interest in the Civil War and could subscribeto the purpose and objectives of the SUVCW, wereadmitted as Associates. This practice continues today.www.suvcw.org.United Daughters of the ConfederacyThe National Association of the Daughters of theConfederacy was organized in Nashville, Tenn., onSeptember 10, 1894. Membership is open to women noless than 16 years of age who are blood descendants,lineal or collateral, of men and women who servedhonorably in the Army, Navy, or Civil Service of theConfederate States of America, orgave Material Aid to the Cause.You can also find out informationabout the Children of the Confederacyat the UDC website. Boysand girls who are blood descendants,lineal or collateral of menand women who served honorablyin the Confederate Army, Navy,Civil Service or gave Material Aidto the cause or those who are linealor collateral descendants ofmembers of the United Daughtersof the Confederacy or the Sons ofConfederate Veterans can apply for membership inCoC. UDC has several scholarships. Check the websitefor more information. www.hqudc.org.First Families of the Twin TerritoriesSponsored by the Oklahoma Genealogical Society,the society recognizes, honors, and perpetuates thememory of early Pioneer and Indian families whowere residents of Oklahoma or Indian Territory on orbefore the date of statehood. www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~okgs/fftt.htm.Los CalifornianosMembership society for the descendants of Hispanicpersons who arrived in Alta California prior to theTreaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, February 2, 1848. www.loscalifornianos.org.Native Daughters of the Golden WestA fraternal organization dedicated to preservingCalifornia’s history, improving its present, and ensuringa brighter future for all its residents. Checkout the website for information on various projects.www.ndgw.org.Daughters of Utah PioneersOrganized for historical and educational purposesand dedicated to perpetuating the names andachievements of the men and women who foundedUtah. They have a museum and some online exhibits.Any woman over the age of 18 is eligible for membership.She has to be a lineal or legally adopted descendantof an ancestor who came to the Utah Territory74 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

The Next Generationbefore the completion of the railroad, May 10, 1869.www.dupinternational.org. There is also a Sons ofUtah Pioneers organization. www.sonsofutahpioneers.org.Many of these organizations have histories thatcan be obtained by members and sometimes nonmembers.If you are one of the lucky ones, one ofthese histories could be about your ancestor. You canalso submit histories and be able to share informationyou have gathered with others.There are many, many other heritage organizations.See: www.cyndislist.com/soc-lineage.htm for a list,or do a Google search for your state.Starr Hailey Campbell is apast director for the Federationof Genealogical Societies,Administrative Assistant for theUtah Genealogical Association2001-2005, Program Chair for theUGA 2003 Conference, Chair ofUGA 2004 Conference, AssistantDirector of Salt Lake Institute ofGenealogy 2003 & 2004, National Publication Chairfor FGS 2004 & 2005 conferences, Program Chair FGS2005, and a speaker at national, regional, and localconferences and family history fairs. Chair of FGS’syouth committee, founder of FGS’s Youth Award,Recipient of FGS’s George E Williams Aaward 2004and the FGS Presidents Citation 2005. She has beeninstrumental in the creation of 2001-2005 Resolutionfrom the Salt Lake County Council in support of Octoberhas Family History month, Director of the Magna, UtahEast Stake Family History Center, member of the MagnaTown Council, President of the Magna Arts Council andBoard Member of the Oquirrh Hills Performing ArtsAlliance. She is the author of Youth in Family History,and the children’s genealogy series “The Adventuresof James.” A two-time breast cancer survivor, she isalso the mother of three and grandmother of four.Connie Casilear MitchellGenealogical Records ResearcherLower Shenandoah Valley/VA./WV163 Stuart Drive, Winchester, VA 22602dmitchellkids@aol.com • 540-667-4444Published Hampshire and Hardy County, WV recordsNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 75

News to Peruse NEWS BRIEFS FOR GENEALOGISTSThis section of the Genealogical Helper is meant to keepour readers up to date on the latest news affecting the genealogicalcommunity. It is drawn from numerous resources,not the least of which is Everton’s own Genealogy Blog(www.genealogyblog.com). We scan papers, newslettersand websites looking for information. We also invite ourreaders to submit news releases, announcements, calls forpapers, awards, records releases, records closures, exhibits,discoveries, and so forth. Submit items for this section to:leland@everton.com, putting “News to Peruse” in the SubjectHeading. All submissions are subject to editing.Co m p il e d by Le l a n d K. Mei tz lerAwards Presented atthe APG LuncheonJake Gehring, president of the Association of ProfessionalGenealogists (APG), presented this year’sawards on September 5, 2008 at the association luncheonat the Federation of Genealogical Societies(FGS) Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. APGawards are given annually to recognize excellenceand achievement within the field of genealogy.One of its highest awards was given to CraigRoberts Scott, CG. Scott received the Grahame T.Smallwood, Jr. Award of Merit for his service to APGas Treasurer and as a board member from 2002-2007.He also served by leading the APG roundtable discussionsfor several years, and was the first vendorto offer discounts to APG members. The SmallwoodAward is given for personal commitment and outstandingservice as a member of APGScott, President and CEO of Heritage Books, Inc.,is also a professional genealogical and historical researcherwith more than 23 years of experience. Hehas authored and co-authored several books as wellas many articles for the National Genealogical SocietyQuarterly and Family Chronicle.Roberta “Bobbi” King received the APGQ ExcellenceAward for her exceptional column “ProfessionalProfiles” published in the APG Quarterly overthe past several years. She currently serves on theboard of directors of FGS, authored Researching inNebraska for the National Genealogical Society “Researchin the States” series, and has volunteered inthe local Colorado genealogical community for thepast ten years.Certificates of Appreciation were awarded to:• Donna Moughty, for her work as the APG ProfessionalManagement Conference Coordinator.Submitting a News BriefSee News to Peruse guidelines on page 4.Moughty, from Florida, teaches classes and lectureson a variety of subjects including the Internet,Irish research, and computer topics. Sheis also Treasurer of the Genealogical SpeakersGuild and a delegate to the Federation of GenealogicalSocieties.• Beverly Rice, CG, for her work as APG Treasurer,Roundtable Coordinator, and the IRSFEIN project. Rice, based in Oregon, is a lecturerand speaker on topics related to methodology,migration, women, and the westernexperience.• Linda Courtemanche, for her work as Chair ofthe Chapter Review Committee. Courtemanche,a researcher from Pennsylvania, is theLocal Publicity Chairperson for the 2008 FGSConference.— Courtesy of Kathleen W. Hinckley,CG, APG Executive DirectorPharos and the InternationalSociety for British Genealogyand Family History AnnounceNew Online CoursesSeptember 6, 2008: The International Society for BritishGenealogy and Family History (ISBGFH) andPharos Teaching and Tutoring, a British company,have teamed up to offer quality online courses tothose researching their roots in the British Isles.ISBGFH has presented the British Institute in SaltLake City since 2001 and wants to expand its educationalopportunities to those who cannot travel to theclassroom sessions each year, a factor that is increasinglyimportant as fuel costs rise. Pharos has extensiveexperience with distance learning and offers aselection of programs in British and Irish research.One of the Pharos instructors, Sherry Irvine, taughtfor five years at the British Institute.Under the new arrangement, courses are opento everyone, whether or not they are members ofISBGFH. Currently, three courses are available: USImmigration and Naturalization, taught by GeorgeG. Morgan; England, Scotland and Wales Online:Transfer Your Skills taught by Sherry Irvine; and,British Isles Research—Solving Problems, PlanningStrategies taught by Sherry Irvine. These courses willbe offered successively between October and nextSeptember.Details on the contents of each course, length, cost,and how online learning works can be found on thewebsite of each organization.• Pharos www.pharostutors.com• ISBGFH www.isbgfh.org76 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

News to PeruseGordon Gray, President of ISBGFH, said: “We areexcited about our new partnership with Pharos andoffering high quality online courses to people researchingtheir ancestors in the British Isles. It createsthe opportunity for people to take courses on theirown schedule, at a reasonable cost, in small groupsand with the guidance of well-known instructors.”Sherry Irvine, Course Director for Pharos, said:“This is a good fit. It was stimulating and rewardingto teach at the British Institute and I now look forwardto continuing educational efforts with ISBGFH.Online courses are the best way for genealogists toexpand their research skills and records knowledge,not only because of flexibility but because the Webhelps research in so many ways—history, geography,catalogues, records guidance, as well as data.”—Courtesy of PharosConference on ComputerizedFamily History andGenealogy Call For PapersSeptember 12, 2008, Provo, UT: We are announcingthe call for papers for the 2009 Conference on ComputerizedFamily History and Genealogy at BrighamYoung University in Provo, Utah, March 13 and 14,2009.John Best, Assistant Program AdministratorConferences and WorkshopsBrigham Young University134 HCEBProvo UT 84602801-422-2048 Office; 801-422-0730 Fax—Courtesy of Sharlynn HeinitzAPG Honors Gary MokotoffMembers of the Association of Professional Genealogistsgathered in Philadelphia on September 5th toan honor a long-time member for his professionalaccomplishments.The Association of Professional Genealogists(APG) named Gary Mokotoff as the second recipientof the APG Honorary Lifetime Membership Award.The award was created in 2007 to recognize significantcontributions to the field of genealogy by APGmembers. It recognizes members whose achievementin genealogy has spanned a significant length of time.The award was presented during the associationluncheon at the Federation of Genealogical Societies(FGS) Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Mokotoff, an author, lecturer, and leader of Jewishgenealogy, has been recognized for creating an excellentbody of work in the field of Jewish genealogy.He is the author of a number of books includingthe award-winning Where Once We Walked, a gazetteerthat provides information about 23,500 towns inCentral and Eastern Europe where Jews lived beforethe Holocaust, How to Document Victims and LocateSurvivors of the Holocaust, and Getting Started in JewishGenealogy. He co-edited the Avotaynu Guide to JewishGenealogy. For its publishing efforts in Jewish genealogy,his company, Avotaynu, received the “Body ofWork Award” from the Association of Jewish Libraries(2004).Mokotoff has been recognized by three major organizationsfor his accomplishments in genealogy.Mokotoff is also known for his application of computersto genealogy.—Courtesy of Kathleen W. Hinckley,CG, APG Executive DirectorNew Declaration of IntentionDatabase Now Online forCook County, Illinois!September 18, 2008: The Circuit Court of Cook Countytoday announced that the Declarations of Intent(1906-1929) indexed database is now online. Therewill be approximately 140,000 records with morebeing indexed each day. There are also about sevenways to search the site. Two people who were actuallyon the Titanic and rescued were found. The databasewill be updated weekly. See: www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/?section=RecArchivePage&RecArchivePage=6000—Courtesy of Linda PetrasekAPG Presents First YoungProfessional ScholarshipWestminster, Colo., September 9: The Association ofProfessional Genealogists (APG) presented the firstYoung Professional Scholarship award to MichaelMelendez of Fullerton, California. The award waspresented during the APG Professional ManagementConference (PMC) during the Federation of GenealogicalSocieties (FGS) Conference in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.Melendez, a senior at Troy Hill High School inFullerton, already has a long resume of genealogicalachievements. He performed a 150-hour internship atthe Orange Regional Family History Center in California.He completed the Staff Training Program andis currently a staff member at the center.He is also a member of the Federation of GenealogicalSocieties’ Youth Committee as well as the FutureGenealogists Society. As part of his Eagle ScoutNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 77

News to Peruseproject, Melendez put on a Beginners Family HistoryJamboree.APG created the award as a scholarship opportunityfor a young genealogist to attend its annual ProfessionalManagement Conference. The scholarshipincluded conference registration and a $500 awardtoward travel and accommodations. The PMC is heldin conjunction with the Federation of GenealogicalSocieties annual conference.The Association of Professional Genealogists(www.apgen.org), established in 1979, represents over1,800 genealogists, librarians, writers, editors, historians,instructors, booksellers, publishers, and othersinvolved in genealogy-related businesses. APGencourages genealogical excellence, ethical practice,mentoring, and education. The organization also supportsthe preservation and accessibility of recordsuseful to the fields of genealogy, local, and social history.Its members represent all 50 states, Canada, and26 other countries.—Courtesy of Kathleen W. Hinckley,CG, Executive DirectorMyHeritage Acquires FamilySocial Network KindoLondon, England and Tel Aviv, Israel; September 22,2008: MyHeritage, one of the world’s most popularfamily websites, today announced the acquisition offamily social network Kindo. MyHeritage has morethan 25 million members worldwide and is knownfor its powerful technology that helps families researchtheir history and stay connected, includingSmart Matching and automatic photo tagging. TheKindo team’s experience in social networking willhelp MyHeritage realize its vision to be the Facebookfor families. As part of this acquisition, MyHeritagewill also establish new commercial operations inLondon.“Adding the Kindo team to MyHeritage puts thecompany in an even stronger position to realize itsvision of connecting families around the world,” saidGilad Japhet, founder and CEO of MyHeritage. “Thesynergy of our innovative, sophisticated technologyand Kindo’s social networking and marketing expertisewill further solidify our position as industry leader.Kindo successfully created a friendly service with anexcellent reputation and great base of users.”Founded by CEO Gilad Japhet, MyHeritage helpspeople around the world discover, connect, and communicatewith their extended family network andeasily research their family history. The service isunique in its international reach, currently translatedinto 25 languages with more to follow. Its impressivegrowth is based on an increasing desire of families tostay closely connected, learn more about each otherand share their photos. MyHeritage can be accessedthrough the website or by downloading a simple pieceof software for free. Combining MyHeritage and Kindowill create a larger family network and instantly providemore value to its collective user base.The London-based Kindo team will become anessential part of MyHeritage, joining forces to accomplishthe company’s vision of creating the best onlinedestination for families. Kindo’s users can now geteasy access to MyHeritage’s unique technology, helpingthem discover and learn even more about theirfamily history. They will also benefit from MyHeritage’sphoto tagging technology, which automaticallyscans and identifies people in photos, makingit easier for families to organize, search, and sharetheir photos.“MyHeritage and Kindo share a common visionfor the future of families online. We both want togive people an easy and fun way to stay connected,organize events, share memories, and strengthen tiesacross geographies,” said Nils Hammar, co-founderof Kindo. “When I worked at Skype, we saw firsthand how powerful the Internet could be in helpingfamilies communicate, and now we want to take thata step further with MyHeritage.”—From the Sept. 22, 2008 edition of PRWeb.comGrant to Godfrey MemorialLibrary Makes Three StandardMiddlesex County HistoriesAvailable Free OnlineMiddletown, CT (September 22, 2008)—Three basicsources for anyone researching the history, biography,or genealogy of Middlesex County, Connecticut,are now available in their entirety free to thepublic at the Godfrey Memorial Library’s website,www.godfrey.org. A $5,000 grant from the MiddlesexCounty Community Foundation/Connecticut HumanitiesCouncil made digitization of these materialspossible.The three books are The History of Middlesex County,Connecticut, with Biographical Sketches of its ProminentMen, published in 1884; The Commemorative BiographicalRecord of Middlesex County, published in 1903; andA Statistical Account of the County of Middlesex, in Connecticut,by David Dudley Field, originally publishedin 1819. These volumes, each more than a centuryold, are difficult to access in their hard copy format.Hard copies in Connecticut libraries are typicallypart of the reference collections and thus do not circulate.They are often too fragile to be photocopied.Researchers living outside of Connecticut may have78 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

News to Peruseno access at all to hard copies. The digitization projectfunded by the Middlesex County CommunityFoundation has put on line more than 1,700 pages ofmaterial about the county, its towns, and its people.Middlesex County HistoriesDavid Dudley Field’s 1819 Statistical Account of theCounty of Middlesex, in Connecticut, includes all mannerof intriguing information about events major andmundane, from murders to mining to the mysteriousMoodus noises. The 1884 History of Middlesex Countyincludes detailed histories of each of the 16 towns in thecounty, highlighting religious, military, and industrialheritage along with interesting tidbits about fixturesof local life such as taverns, newspapers, and schools.It includes biographies of more than 150 notable individuals,and portraits of more than 50 of them.The 1903 Commemorative Biographical Record ofMiddlesex County features biographies of more thana thousand men—and a few women—who wereprominent at the turn of the 20th century, along withtheir family lineages, and hundreds of portraits. Themajority of the biographies are of individuals withroots that extended back to the colonial era, someof whose names are still part of the landscape today,such as Russell, Wilcox, Pelton, Lyman, andGildersleeve. However, among them are includedbiographies of a number of recently arrived immigrantsfrom Ireland, Scotland, and Germany, withnames like Dunn and Inglis andKretzmer, who had prospered intheir adopted homeland.The three volumes can be accessedat the Godfrey MemorialLibrary’s website, www.godfrey.org, by clicking on the “Search’tab, then on “Mdlsx Co Hist,”which opens a page with links tothe histories and background onthe project.The Godfrey Memorial Libraryis a privately supported, non-profitlibrary of genealogy and local historylocated at 134 Newfield Street,Middletown, Connecticut.The Middlesex County CommunityFoundation is a non-profitorganization dedicated to improvingthe quality of life in MiddlesexCounty. Its mission is to work withcharitably-minded individualsand organizations to build permanentendowments and other charitablefunds and to support localnon-profit organizations througheffective grantmaking to addresscommunity needs. Since its founding in 1997, theCommunity Foundation has provided over $850,000in grants to more than 142 organizations for the arts,cultural and heritage programs, educational activities,environmental improvements, and for healthand human services.—Courtesy of Diana McCainAPG Honors SandraHargreaves LuebkingMembers of the Association of Professional Genealogistsgathered in Philadelphia on September 5thto honor a long-time member for her professionalaccomplishments.The Association of Professional Genealogists(APG) named Sandra Hargreaves Luebking as thesecond recipient of the APG Professional AchievementAward. The award was presented during theassociation luncheon at the Federation of GenealogicalSocieties (FGS) Conference in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.The award was created in 2007 to recognize significantcontributions to the field of genealogy by APGmembers. APG created the Professional AchievementAward to highlight a record of exceptional professionalachievement through individual excellenceand ethical behavior.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 79

News to PeruseLuebking, a nationally-known author, editor,instructor, lecturer, and researcher, has been recognizedfor her excellent example of genealogicalprofessionalism and numerous contributions to thefield through writing, lecturing, and service.Luebking’s contributions to the genealogical communityhave been vast. In nearly three decades as aprofessional genealogist, Sandra has presented overone thousand lectures, appeared on television and radioprograms, and featured on educational videos.For 23 years, she has edited FORUM, the nationalmagazine published by the Federation of GenealogicalSocieties. With Loretto Dennis Szucs, she co-editedthree award-winning books, including two editions ofThe Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy; and TheArchives: A Guide to the National Archives Field Branches.Leubking also wrote two chapters for Professional Genealogy(Elizabeth Shown Mills, editor) titled “ClassroomTeaching” and “Setting Realistic Fees.”Since 1979, Luebking has taught at Samford University’sInstitute of Genealogy and Historical Research(IGHR) and has twice accompanied their British Researchtour. She is a Fellow of the Utah GenealogicalAssociation (1996) and was named OutstandingIGHR Alumni by Samford University in 1995.—Courtesy of Kathleen W. Hinckley,APG Executive DirectorFamily Trees GrowVirally on Geni.comSite Traffic Tops One Million Unique Visitors in August.Los Angeles, CA; September 4, 2008—Genealogyand family social networking website Geni.com, announcedtoday that its traffic in August exceeded onemillion unique visitors for the first time and continuesto grow rapidly.Since Geni spends nothing on marketing, itsgrowth is entirely organic and driven by the vitalityof its family tree application, which asks users toinvite a relative when they add him or her to the tree.That relative can then invite other relatives.The largest tree on Geni now contains profiles ofover 600,000 people and was built by over 40,000 users.No other genealogy site can boast of so manyusers simultaneously participating in a single tree.As a free, easy-to-use web application, Geni is ableto mobilize the efforts of anyone interested in theirfamily, in addition to genealogy enthusiasts.Geni’s goal is to build a family tree of the entireworld, enabling families to connect, preserve, andshare their lives. Geni’s features include but are notlimited to photo and video sharing, a timeline topreserve family history, and a family calendar forbirthday and anniversaries.Geni has also invested heavily in privacy featuresbased on relatedness, so user information is sharedonly with close relatives. This automatically protectsprivacy-minded users who happen to find themselvesin a fast-growing tree.Recently, Geni released a tree-merging feature,which enables two trees to merge when a commonrelative is invited to both. This process can be repeatedmany times over, leading to the discovery ofnew family relationships and strengthening Geni’snetwork effects compared to other genealogy sites.David Kaleita, a Geni user, stated, “As recently as sixweeks ago, I was connected to approximately 3,000 profiles(2/3 of which were manually entered by me andthe rest manually entered by other family members)before merging with anyone. Now,several tree merges later, the statsreport that I am now connected to263,288 profiles! More than half ofthat growth came within the lasttwo days.”Geni spent a year preparing fortree merging. “Prior to developingthe intricate tree-merging featurein itself, we needed to develop anextra layer of privacy features thatwould maintain the safe familyenvironment necessary for sustainableand continuous growth,”said David Sacks, CEO of Geni.By default, user profiles can beseen only by those in their own bloodtree or in directly-connected in-lawtrees. In-laws of in-laws are limitedto seeing search results only.80 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Making a Diffe ence FOLKS WORKING IN THE GENEALOGY INDUSTRYDMT – AShort-RunPublisherSpecializing inGenealogyBy Le l a n d K. Mei tz lerTThere was a time that genealogists were often frustratedby the high cost of printing their family histories.When I first got involved with publishing, aprint run of fewer than 500 copies of any book justdidn’t work out financially. Then again, having onesprivate library of 413 volumes, all of the same title,didn’t make financial sense either. And I’ve seen thattype of thing happen over and over again—back inthe “good old days.” With time and new technologies,this no longer needs to be the case, and that factbrings me to this short article about my friends (Tim,Mark, Amy, Les, John & Glen) at DMT Publishing inNorth Salt Lake, Utah.Believe it or not, DMT Publishing will be happy toprint your book—and charge a very reasonable rate—even if you only want five copies! Most of their ordersare for more than that, but they do not require the largequantities as many “vanity publishing” firms need.DMT Publishing began on April 1, 1996. Tim Hunt,DMT President remembers the date well. Being AprilFool’s Day kept it simple. Hunt and his business partner,Mark Manser, started the business after they leftthe employ of another publisher. They started DMTPublishing by producing a small number of familyhistories.Amy Sternhagen has been the customer service representativeand secretary for DMT for over two years.“I have really enjoyed working at DMT. Being able tohelp people create and produce books, especially familyhistories, is a real privilege for us,” Amy says.Les Hooper moved to America four years ago fromChristchurch, New Zealand. Les owned a printingcompany for many years in New Zealand, so DMTwas very happy to take him on as their productionmanager. “All of the employees at DMT are very versatile.This gives us the ability to be more creativewith each individual project, and give a more enjoyableexperience,” Hooper said.Left to Right: Tim Hunt, Kathy Donovan, Glen Burt,Les Hooper, Mark Manser, Amy Sternhagen, GaryNelson, and John Aalders—all working at DMTMore than half the company’s business is in publishingfamily histories and one-half to three-quartersof their clients are people living the along theWasatch Front in the state of Utah. Naturally, most oftheir customers are members of the Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints, who compile family historyas a part of their faith. But not all clients are Mormon.Printing business also comes regularly fromCalifornia, Idaho, and Nevada, and less frequentlyfrom elsewhere in the United States. They even shipoverseas now and then.Located in North Salt Lake’s industrial park area,DMT Publishing also publishes town and buildinghistories and a variety of commercial printing itemssuch as pamphlets and booklets for schools andseminars.“We’re able to print on demand,” Tim Hunt said. Ifa customer needs a dozen or 500 copies of a title, theycan usually have it printed—and printed quickly. Accordingto Tim, if a client sends DMT their book asa .pdf file, the business may be able to have a proofready by that afternoon or the next morning.Based on over a decade of serving the public, it’sestimated that most orders are for about 100 copies.“Our hope is that if the client has only four or fivecopies printed at a reasonable price, and they see afinished product that they are pleased with, thenthey may purchase more.” Hunt said.The cost of any book is based on number of pages,type of paper and binding, as well as quantity. Timsays that the cost of an order for only 10 copies of abook need not be outrageous. “If a person wants 10copies of a 500-page book, that’s 5,000 pages,” whichcan be printed at 130 pages per minute!Would you like to add color photographs or illustrationsto your book? DMT has the technology to82 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

do just that, and at a very low cost. While the vastmajority of a book might be in black and white, colorpages can be printed and automatically inserted duringthe production process.Covers can be produced in a variety of formats—everything from traditional perfect binding (as seenin trade paperbacks) to spiral-bound books are boundin-house. Hardbound books are sent out to a binderynearby. However, all the legwork is done by DMT anda seamless transaction is accomplished quickly.As the majority of Americans have purchasedpersonal computers, DMT’s business has changed abit. “People used to come in with shoeboxes full ofphotos, and they needed a lot of clean-up,” Mansersaid. “We don’t see that so much anymore,” althoughit still happens now and then.Most files are now delivered to DMT in a .pdf (portabledocument file) format, making it easy for DMTemployees to put together the publication.DMTs business has grown mainly through wordof-mouth.“We’ve done very little advertising,”Manser said, although some of the business has comein through their website, www.dmtpublishing.comas found on search engines like Google. The websiteis very attractive—and loaded with information. Ifyou’re interesting in doing short-run printing of yourown, you might want to check it out. They can bereached at 801-397-1826.Making a Diffe enceNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 83

SCD-ROMComputer Helper GUIDANCE FOR THE DIGITAL AGEReviewsBy Le l a n d K. Mei tz lerSend us your genealogical or local history CD-ROMand we will do a thorough review of the electronic publication,publishing the review in this section of TheGenealogical Helper. Send your CD-ROM publicationto the CD-ROM Editor, The Genealogical Helper, POBox 830, Bountiful, UT 84011. Then, send an email attachmentto Leland@everton.com with the CD-ROMtitle, author, copyright date (including original copyrightif an electronic reprint of an old book or publication),item number (if any), cost of the CD-ROM, shippingcost, and location where the CD-ROM can be purchased,Include your website as well as physical address if applicable.Descriptive material is welcomed, and may ormay not be used within the review. CD-ROMs receivedwill become the property of the reviewer upon publicationof the review.Genealogy Books onCD-ROM – Volume 1Compiled by Stemmons Publishing, 2007; Publishedby and available from Stemmons Publishing Co., POBox 612, West Jordan, UT 84084; Phone: 801-254-2154 (Mon-Fri 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. MST); $30 each plus$10.00 for p&h. Utah residents add 6.25% sales tax.Order the full set of 10 CDs for only $119.00, plus$15 p&h. See: www.stemmonspublishing.com.This set of 10 CD-ROMs makes up a massive genealogylibrary of 705 books. Altogether, there are over60,000 images, making up 230,643 pages. Accordingto the compiler, the value of the book collection isover $7000.00. The following listings are Contentsby Subject listing, followed by a CD-ROM by CD-ROM listing of the titles found on each disk. Notethat the title is followed by the year of publication ofthe original volume. To speed your search, check outthe Contents by Subject listing first. Note that sincethese are made up of PDF files, they will run on mostany computer, PC or Mac.Following is the Contents by Subject of each CD-ROMCD #1: United States: (84 books)CD #2: United States continued: (15 books); Regional:(32 books); Alabama: (1 book); Connecticut:(22 books)CD #3: Connecticut continued: (9 books); Delaware:(1 book); Georgia: (2 books); Illinois: (1 book);Indiana: (1 book); Kentucky: (1 book); Maine:(23 books); Maryland: (15 books); Massachusetts:(19 books)CD #4: Massachusetts continued: (72 books); Michigan:(1 book); Minnesota: (1 book); Missouri:(2 books)CD #5: New Hampshire: (20 books); New Jersey: (28books)CD #6: New York: (55 books)CD #7: New York continued: (26 books); North Carolina:(9 books); Ohio: (9 books); Pennsylvania:(22 books)CD #8: Pennsylvania continued: (29 books); RhodeIsland: (6 books); South Carolina: (26 books);Vermont: (2 books); Virginia: (20 books)CD #9: Virginia continued: (27 books); West Virginia:(1 book); Family Histories: (62 books)CD #10: England: (39 books); Ireland: (10 books); Scotland:(7 books); Canada: (5 books)PDF Books on Each CD-ROMSubmitting a Website HighlightSee Website Highlight guidelines on page 5.Submitting a Software HighlightSee Software Highlight guidelines on page 5.COMPACT DISC #1United States: (84 books)US-01A, Marriage Notices 1785-1794 For The Whole U.S., 1900US-02A, Original Lists Of Persons Of Quality, 1874US-02B, Emigrants From England 1773-76, 1913US-02D, Emigrants To America From Liverpool 1697-1707, 1913US-02E, Passengers Who Arrived In The U.S. 1819-1820, 1821US-03, Inventory Of Protestant Church Archives, 1910US-03A, Historical Records Survey Publications, 194384 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Compute HelpeUS-04, How To Write The History Of A Family,US-04A, Genealogist’s Legal Dictionary, 1909US-05A, Sketches Of Loyalists Of The Revolution Vol. 1, 1864US-05B, Sketches Of Loyalists Of The Revolution Vol. 2, 1864US-06, American Genealogy, 1848US-07, American And English Genealogies In Library OfCongress, 1910US-08, The American Genealogist Vol. 1 4th Ed., 1897US-08B, List Of Titles Of Genealogical Articles In AmericanPeriodicals, 1899US-08C, The Grafton Index, 1909US-08D, The Genealogical Register Vol. 1, 1913US-08F, The Genealogical Bulletin Vol. 1, 1903US-08O, Genealogy A Journal Of American Ancestry Vol. 3, 1913US-08P, Genealogy A Journal Of American Ancestry Vol. 4, 1914US-08Q, Genealogy A Journal Of American Ancestry Vol. 5, 1915US-08R, Genealogy A Journal Of American Ancestry Vol. 6, 1916US-09, The American Genealogist Vol. 1, 1899US-10, Index To American Genealogies 5th Ed., 1900US-11A, Lineage Book Of Dar 1890-91, 1895US-11B, Ancestral Register Of DAR 1896, 1897US-12A, American Ancestry Vol. 3, 1888US-12B, American Ancestry Vol. 4, 1889US-12C, American Ancestry Vol. 5, 1890US-12D, American Ancestry Vol. 6, 1891US-12E, American Ancestry Vol. 7, 1892US-12F, American Ancestry Vol. 8, 1893US-12G, American Ancestry Vol. 9, 1894US-12H, American Ancestry Vol. 10, 1895US-12I, American Ancestry Vol. 11, 1898US-12J, American Ancestry Vol. 12, 1899US-13A, Americans Of Gentle Birth Vol. 1, 1903US-13B, Americans Of Gentle Birth Vol. 2, 1907US-14A, American Armoury And Blue Book, 1908US-14B, Register Of American Families Entitled To Coat Armor, 1904US-14C, Heraldic Journal Vol. 1, 1865US-14D, Heraldic Journal Vol. 2, 1866US-14E, Heraldic Journal Vol. 3, 1867US-14F, Heraldic Journal Vol. 4, 1868US-14G, Lineage Book Order Of Washington, c1908US-14H, Founders And Patriots Of America, 1902US-14I, The Norman People And Their Existing Descendants, 1874US-14J, The Magna Charta Barons, 1898US-15A, Colonial Families Of U.S. Vol. 1, 1907US-15B, Colonial Families Of U.S. Vol. 2, 1911US-15C, Colonial Families Of U.S. Vol. 3, 1912US-15D, Colonial Families Of U.S. Vol. 4, 1914US-15E, Colonial Families Of U.S. Vol. 5, 1915US-15F, Colonial Families Of U.S. Vol. 6, 1917US-15G, Colonial Families Of U.S. Vol. 7, 1920US-15M, One Hundred And Sixty Allied Families, 1893US-16, Colonial Dames Of Royal Descent, 1900US-16A, Ancestral Records And Portraits Vol. 1, 1910US-16B, Ancestral Records And Portraits Vol. 2, 1910US-16L, German American Families In The U.S. Vol. 1, 1916US-16M, History Of Scandinavians In U.S. Vol. 1 2nd Ed., 1904US-16N, History Of Scandinavians In U.S. Vol. 2 2nd Ed.,US-16O, History Of The Irish Settlers In North America, 1852US-16P, Scotch-Irish In America, 1889US-17A, The Genealogical Quarterly Magazine Vol. 1, 1900US-17B, The Genealogical Quarterly Magazine Vol. 2, 1901US-17C, The Genealogical Quarterly Magazine Vol. 3, 1902US-17D, The Genealogical Quarterly Magazine Vol. 4, 1903US-18A, The Genealogical Advertiser Vol. 1, 1898US-18B, The Genealogical Advertiser Vol. 2, 1899US-18C, The Genealogical Advertiser Vol. 3, 1900US-18D, The Genealogical Advertiser Vol. 4, 1901US-18E, National Genealogical Society Quarterly Vol. 1, 1912US-18F, National Genealogical Society Quarterly Vol. 2 #1 3-4, 1913US-18G, National Genealogical Society Quarterly Vol. 3, 1914US-19, The Mayflower And Her Log, 1901US-19C, Pilgrim Memorials And Guide To Plymouth, 1855US-20A, The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 1, 1899US-20B, The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 2, 1900US-20C, The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 3, 1901US-20D, The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 4, 1902US-20E, The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 5, 1903US-20F, The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 6, 1904US-20G, The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 7, 1905COMPACT DISC #2United States continued: (15 books)US-20H, The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 8, 1906US-20I, The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 9, 1907US-20J, The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 10, 1908US-20K, The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 11, 1909US-20L, The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 12, 1910US-20M, The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 13, 1911US-20N, The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 14, 1912US-20O, The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 15, 1913US-20P, The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 16, 1914US-20V, Pilgrim Notes And Queries Vol. 1, 1913US-20W, Pilgrim Notes And Queries Vol. 2, 1914US-20X, Pilgrim Notes And Queries Vol. 3, 1915US-20Y, Pilgrim Notes And Queries Vol. 4, 1916US-20Z, Pilgrim Notes And Queries Vol. 5 #2-3, 1917US-21A, Origin Of Certain Place Names Of The U.S. 2ndEdition, 1905Regional: (32 books)G-01A, Genealogical Dictionary Of New England Vol. 1, 1860G-01B, Genealogical Dictionary Of New England Vol. 2, 1860G-01C, Genealogical Dictionary Of New England Vol. 3, 1861G-01D, Genealogical Dictionary Of New England Vol. 4, 1862G-01F, The Founders Of New England, 1860G-02, Genealogical Register Of First Settlers Of New England, 1829G-03, Early New England People, 1882G-03B, Scotch Irish In New England, 1891G-04A, New England Historical And Genealogical Register Vol. 1, 1847G-04B, New England Historical And Genealogical Register Vol. 2, 1848G-04C, New England Historical And Genealogical Register Vol. 3, 1849G-04D, New England Historical And Genealogical Register Vol. 4, 1850G-04E, New England Historical And Genealogical Register Vol. 5, 1851G-04J, New England Historical And Genealogical Register Vol. 10, 1856G-05, Genealogical Notes, Or, Contributions To The FamilyHistory Of Some Of The First Settlers Of Connecticut AndMassachusetts, 1856G-06, Pioneers Of Maine And New Hampshire, 1908G-06A, Annals Of Calais Maine And St. Stephen NewBrunswick, 1875G-07, History Of Old Township Of Dunstable, 1846G-08, Genealogical Notes Of New York And New EnglandFamilies, 1883Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 85

Computer HelperG-09A, Historical And Genealogical Miscellany: Data RelatingTo The Settlement And Settlers Of New York And NewJersey Vol. 1, 1903G-09B, Historical And Genealogical Miscellany: Data RelatingTo The Settlement And Settlers Of New York And NewJersey Vol. 2, 1906G-09C, Historical And Genealogical Miscellany: Data RelatingTo The Settlement And Settlers Of New York And NewJersey Vol. 3, 1914G-09D, Historical And Genealogical Miscellany: Data RelatingTo The Settlement And Settlers Of New York And NewJersey Vol. 4, 1916G-10, The Old And New Monongahela, 1893G-10B, Annals Of The Swedes On The Delaware, 1858G-10C, History Of Original Settlements On The Delaware, 1846G-10D, Scheyichbi And The Strand Or Early Days Along TheDelaware, 1876G-11A, Notable Southern Families Vol. 1, 1918G-11B, Notable Southern Families Vol. 2,G-12, Genealogies And Sketches Of Some Old Families WhoHave Taken Prominent Part In The Development OfVirginia And Kentucky Especially: And Later Of ManyOther States Of This Union, 1901G-12B, Colonial Families Of Southern States, 1911G-14, Ohio Valley Genealogies, 1900Alabama: (1 book)AL-01, Alabama: Her History, Resources, War Record, AndPublic Men, From 1540 To 1872, 1872Connecticut: (22 books)CT-01A, A Catalogue Of The Names Of The First PuritanSettlers Of The Colony Of Connecticut, 1846CT-01B, A Catalogue Of The Names Of The Early PuritanSettlers Of The Colony Of Connecticut, A to D, 1852CT-02A, Collections Of The Connecticut Historical Society Vol. 8, 1901CT-02B, Collections Of The Connecticut Historical Society Vol. 9, 1903CT-03A, Record Of Service Of Connecticut Men In The I. War OfThe Revolution, II. War Of 1812, III. Mexican War, 1889CT-04A, Early Connecticut Marriages Prior To 1800 1st Book, 1896CT-04B, Early Connecticut Marriages Prior To 1800 2nd Book, 1896CT-04C, Early Connecticut Marriages Prior To 1800 3rd Book, 1898CT-04D, Early Connecticut Marriages Prior To 1800 4th Book, 1899CT-04E, Early Connecticut Marriages Prior To 1800 5th Book, 1902CT-04F, Early Connecticut Marriages Prior To 1800 6th Book, 1904CT-04G, Early Connecticut Marriages Prior To 1800 7th Book, 1906CT-05, Diary Of Rev. Daniel Wadsworth, 1894CTC-01, Extracts From The Records Of Colchester, Connecticut, 1864CTC-01B, Historical Sketch Of Congregational Church OfCanton Center, 1886CTC-01C, Genealogical History Of Early Settlers Of WestSimsbury, 1856CTC-02, Births Marriages Baptisms And Deaths Of Coventry, 1897CTE-01, The East Haven Register, 1824CTE-02, East Harford: Its History And Traditions, 1879CTE-03, A History Of Ellsworth, Connecticut, 1900CTG-01, The History Of Guilford Connecticut, 1877CTH-01, Early Probate Records Hartford District Vol. 1, 1904COMPACT DISC #3Connecticut continued: (9 books)CTH-01A, The History Of Harwinton, Connecticut, 1860CTK-01, History Of Kent, Connecticut, 1897CTN-01, History Of The Colony Of New Haven, 1838CTN-01A, Inscriptions In The Oldest Cemetery In Norwalk, 1895CTS-01, A History Of The Town Of Sharon, Connecticut, 1842CTS-01A, General History Of The Town Of Sharon, Connecticut, 1898CTS-02, Homes Of Our Ancestors In Stonington, Connecticut, 1903CTT-01, The Early History Of Tolland, Connecticut, 1861CTW-01, History Of The Town Of Wolcott, 1874Delaware: (1 book)DEN-01, A Calendar Of Delaware Wills, New Castle County,1682-1800, 1911Georgia: (2 books)GA-01, Historical Collections Of Georgia, 1854GA-02, Historical Collections Dar Vol. 1, 1902Illinois: (1 book)IL-01, Pioneers Of Illinois To 1813, 1882Indiana: (1 book)IN-01, Early Reminiscences Of Indianapolis, 1870Kentucky: (1 book)KY-01, Historic Families Of Kentucky, 1889Maine: (23 books)ME-01A, The Maine Historical And Genealogical Recorder Vol. 1, 1884ME-01B, The Maine Historical And Genealogical Recorder Vol. 2, 1885ME-01C, The Maine Historical And Genealogical Recorder Vol. 3, 1886ME-01D, The Maine Historical And Genealogical Recorder Vol. 4, 1887ME-01E, The Maine Historical And Genealogical Recorder Vol. 5, 1888ME-01F, The Maine Historical And Genealogical Recorder Vol. 6, 1889ME-01G, The Maine Historical And Genealogical Recorder Vol. 7, 1893ME-01H, The Maine Historical And Genealogical Recorder Vol. 8, 1895ME-01I, The Maine Historical And Genealogical Recorder Vol. 9, 1898ME-01J, Genealogical And Family History Of The State OfMaine Vol. 1, 1909ME-01K, Genealogical And Family History Of The State OfMaine Vol. 2, 1909ME-01L, Genealogical And Family History Of The State OfMaine Vol. 3, 1909ME-01M, Genealogical And Family History Of The State OfMaine Vol. 4, 1909ME-02A, The Maine Genealogist And Biographer Vol. 1, 1876ME-02B, The Maine Genealogist And Biographer Vol. 2, 1877ME-02C, The Maine Genealogist And Biographer Vol. 3, 1878ME-03B, The Bangor Historical Magazine Vol. 2, 1887ME-04, Maine Wills 1640 to 1760, 1887MED-01, An Historical Sketch Of Deer Isle, 1886MEE-01, Old Eliot (Maine) Vol. 5 Nos. 2-3, 1902MEH-01, Early Settlers Of Harrison, 1877MEW-01, Annals Of Warren And Waldo Patent, 1851MEY-01, The Yarmouth Register, 1904Maryland: (15 books)MD-01A, Maryland Records Vol. 1, 1915MD-02A, Maryland Calendar Of Wills Vol. 1, 1904MD-02B, Maryland Calendar Of Wills Vol. 2, 1906MD-02C, Maryland Calendar Of Wills Vol. 3, 1907MD-02D, Maryland Calendar Of Wills Vol. 4, 1914MD-02E, Maryland Calendar Of Wills Vol. 5, 1917MD-02F, Maryland Calendar Of Wills Vol. 6, 1920MD-03A, Historic Graves Of Maryland And District Of Columbia, 1908MD-04, The Founders of Maryland, 1876MD-04A, Sidelights On Maryland History, 1913MDA-01, A History Of Annapolis In Maryland, 1887MDC-01A, History Of Caroline County, Maryland, 1920MDC-02A, History Of Cecil County, Maryland, 188186 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Compute HelpeMDH-01, History Of Harford County, Maryland, 1901MDK-01, Old Kent The Eastern Shore Of Maryland, 1876Massachusetts: (19 books)MA-01, The Pioneers Of Massachusetts, 1900MA-01A, Guide To Massachusetts Local History, 1907MA-02, Persons Whose Names Have Been Changed InMassachusetts, 1885MA-03, Genealogical Register Of Sherborn, Holliston, AndMedway, 1855MA-04, Marriages Prior To 1800 3rd Book, c1914MA-04A, Gravestones Of Northampton And Other Towns, 1850MA-04B, Epitaphs In Wellesley, North Natick, And NewtonLower Falls, 1900MAA-01, Vital Records Of Arlington To 1850, 1904MAA-01A, Records Of Amherst From 1735-88, 1884MAA-02, Vital Records Of Ashburnham To 1849, 1909MAA-03, Vital Records Of Athol To 1849, 1910MAA-04, Historical Manual Of The South Church In Andover, 1859MAB-01, Vital Records Of Bedford To 1850, 1903MAB-01A, Vital Records Of Barre To 1849, 1903MAB-02, The Berkshire Jubilee, 1845MAB-03, History Of The County Of Berkshire, 1829MAB-03A, Epitaphs From Copp’s Hill, 1851MAB-03B, The Pilgrims Of Boston, 1856MAB-03C, Kings Chapel Burying Ground, 1903COMPACT DISC #4Massachusetts continued: (72 books)MAB-04, Vital Records Of Bellingham To 1850, 1904MAB-04A, Historical Sketch Of Bradford In The Revolution, 1895MAB-05, Epitaphs In Old Bridgewater, 1882MAB-05A, Genealogy Of The Families In North Parish OfBridgewater, 1824MAC-01, Epitaphs From The Old Burying Ground In Cambridge, 1845MAC-01B, Brief History Of Cambridgeport And East Cambridge, 1859MAC-02, History Of The Town Of Cheshire, Berkshire Co., 1885MAC-03, Genealogies Of Some Old Families Of Concord,Massachusetts, And Their Descendants Vol. 1, 1887MAD-01, Vital Records Of Dover To 1850, 1908MAD-01B, Vital Records Of Douglas To 1849, 1906MAD-02, Vital Records Of Dracut To 1850, 1907MAD-03, Vital Records Of Dudley To 1849, 1908MAD-04, Early Generations Of The Founders Of Old Dunstable:Thirty Families, 1911MAD-05A, The Dedham Historical Register Vol. 1, 1890MAD-05B, The Dedham Historical Register Vol. 2, 1891MAE-01, Vital Records Of Essex To 1849, 1908MAE-02A, Historical Collections Of The Essex Institute Vol. 1, 1859MAE-02B, Historical Collections Of The Essex Institute Vol. 2, 1860MAE-02C, Historical Collections Of The Essex Institute Vol. 3, 1861MAE-02D, Historical Collections Of The Essex Institute Vol. 4, 1862MAE-03A, The Essex Antiquarian Vol. 1 No. 2-12, 1897MAE-03B, The Essex Antiquarian Vol. 2, 1898MAF-01, History Of Framingham And Notice Of Sudbury, 1847MAG-01, Vital Records Of Gill To 1850, 1904MAG-02, History Of Groton Including Pepperell And Shirley, 1848MAG-02B, Early Records Of Groton,MAG-02G, Inscriptions From The Old Cemetery In GroveLand, 1895MAH-01, Vital Records Of Holden To 1849, 1904MAH-01A, History Of The Town Of Hawley, Franklin Co., 1887MAH-02, Vital Records Of Holliston To 1850, 1908MAH-03, Vital Records Of Hubbardston To 1849, 1907MAL-01, Vital Records Of Lincoln To 1850, 1908MAL-02, Lexington, Massachusetts, Record Of Births,Marriages, And Deaths To January 1, 1898, 1898MAL-03, History Of Lynn 2nd Edition, 1844MAM-01, History Of Milton 1640-1887, 1887MAM-01A, Vital Records Of Middlefield To 1850, 1907MAM-02, Vital Records Of Montgomery To 1850, 1902MAM-03, Vital Records Of Medway To 1850, 1905MAM-03A, The Biographical Sketches Of Prominent Persons,And The Genealogical Records Of Many Early And OtherFamilies In Medway, Massachusetts, 1713-1886, 1886MAM-04A, Vital Records Of Medford To 1850, 1907MAN-01, Records Of The Colony Of New Plymouth 1633-89, 1857MAN-02, Vital Records Of New Braintree To 1850, 1904MAN-03, Vital Records Of Newton To 1850, 1905MAN-04, Vital Records Of Norton To 1850, 1906MAP-01, History Of The Town Of Plainfield, 1891MAP-02, Marriages (Plymouth Co.) Prior To 1800 2nd Book, 1900MAP-02B, Epitaphs From Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts,From 1657 To 1892: With Biographical And HistoricalNotes, 1892MAP-03, Vital Records Of Palmer To 1850, 1905MAP-04, History Of Princeton, 1838MAR-01, Inscriptions From The Old Cemetery In Rowley,Massachusetts, 1893MAR-01B, Forest Hills Cemetery Roxbury Boston, 1858MAR-01C, History Of Rehoboth, 1836MAS-01, Vital Records Of Sturbridge To 1850, 1906MAS-02, History Of Scituate, 1899MAT-01, History Of Townsend, 1878MAT-02, Vital Records Of Tisbury To 1850, 1910MAT-03, Vital Records Of Tyringham To 1850, 1903MAT-04, Vital Records Of Templeton To 1850, 1907MAW-01, Vital Records Of Washington To 1850, 1904MAW-01A, Vital Records Of Waltham To 1850, 1904MAW-02A, Watertown Records Vol. 1, 1894MAW-02B, Watertown Records 2nd Book Of Vital Records To 1737, 1900MAW-02C, Watertown Records 2nd Book Of Vital Records 1738-1822, c1904MAW-02D, Watertown Records East Congregational AndPrecinct Affairs, 1906MAW-02K, Early Settlers Of Watertown Vol. 1, 1855MAW-03A, Vital Records Of Westminster To 1849, 1908MAW-04A, Marriages (Worcester Co.) Prior To 1800 1st Book, 1897MAW-04B, Historic Homes And Institutions And GenealogicalAnd Personal Memoirs Of Worcester County,Massachusetts Vol. 1, 1907MAW-04D, Historic Homes And Institutions And GenealogicalAnd Personal Memoirs Of Worcester County,Massachusetts Vol. 3, 1907MAW-05, Vital Records Of Winchendon To 1850, 1909MAW-06, Legends Of Woburn, 1892MAW-06A, Woburn Records Part 1 Births, 1890Michigan: (1 book)MI-01, Pioneer Collections Of Michigan 2nd Ed. Vol. 1, 1900Minnesota: (1 book)MN-01, Little Sketches Of Big Folks, 1907Missouri: (2 books)MO-01, History Of The Pioneer Families Of Missouri, 1876MOJ-01, The History Of Jasper County, 1883Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 87

Computer HelperCOMPACT DISC #5New Hampshire: (20 books)NH-01A, The New Hampshire Genealogical Record Vol. 1, 1904NH-01B, The New Hampshire Genealogical Record Vol. 2, 1905NH-01C, The New Hampshire Genealogical Record Vol. 3, 1906NH-01D, The New Hampshire Genealogical Record Vol. 4, 1907NH-01E, The New Hampshire Genealogical Record Vol. 5, 1908NH-01F, The New Hampshire Genealogical Record Vol. 6, 1909NH-01G, The New Hampshire Genealogical Record Vol. 7, 1910NH-01H, Genealogical And Family History Of The State OfNew Hampshire Vol. 1, 1908NH-01I, Genealogical And Family History Of The State Of NewHampshire Vol. 2, 1908NH-01J, Genealogical And Family History Of The State Of NewHampshire Vol. 3, 1908NH-02A, Probate Records Of New Hampshire Vol. 1, 1907NH-03, The Colonial Dead In New Hampshire, 1913NH-04, The Baptists Of New Hampshire, 1902NH-05, A Gazetteer Of The State Of New Hampshire, 1823NH-06A, The Town Register: Farmington, Milton, Wakefield,Middleton, Brookfield, 1907-08, 1908NH-06B, The Town Register: Epsom, Canterbury, Loudon,Deerfield, Northwood, Chichester, 1909NH-07B, Grafton Magazine Of History And Genealogy Vol. 2, 1909NHB-01, History Of Bristol Grafton County Vol. 2, 1904NHC-01, Historical Sketches Of Coos Country, 1880NHM-01, History Of Mason, 1858New Jersey: (28 books)NJ-01, Historical Collections Of New Jersey, 1844NJ-02A, Archives Of The State Of New Jersey, First Series,Volume 22 Marriage Records 1665-1800, 1900NJ-02B, Calendar Of Wills Vol. 1, 1901NJ-03, The Early Germans Of New Jersey, 1895NJ-04, Graveyards At Whippany And Hanover, 1894NJ-05A, Records Of The Reformed Dutch Churches OfHackensack And Schraalenburgh, New Jersey, 1686-1802Part 1, 1891NJ-05B, Records Of The Reformed Dutch Churches OfHackensack And Schraalenburgh, New Jersey, 1686-1802Part 2, 1891NJ-06, Genealogical History Of Hudson And Bergen Counties, 1900NJ-07, Early Settlers In Trenton And Ewing, 1883NJ-08, Family Records, Or, Genealogies Of The First Settlers OfPassaic Valley And Vicinity, 1852NJA-01, Atlantic County Marriage Records,NJB-01, Reformed Church Records In Bergen, 1872NJB-02, Old Bergen History And Reminiscences, 1902NJC-01, History Of Cumberland County, 1869NJE-01, Inscriptions On Tombstones And Monuments In TheBurying Grounds Of The First Presbyterian Church And St.Johns Church At Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1664-1892, 1892NJE-02, Notes History And Biography ConcerningElizabethtown, 1844NJH-01, History Of Land Titles In Hudson County, 1872NJH-01A, Hardyston Memorial, 1888NJM-01A, Genealogical And Personal Memorial Of MercerCounty, New Jersey Vol. 1, 1907NJM-01B, Genealogical And Personal Memorial Of MercerCounty, New Jersey Vol. 2, 1907NJP-01, Preakness And The Preakness Reformed Church,Passaic County, New Jersey: A History, 1695-1902. WithGenealogical Notes, The Records Of The Church AndTombstone Inscriptions, 1902NJP-01A, History Of The Old Dutch Church At Totowa,Paterson, New Jersey, 1755-1827: Baptismal Register,1756-1808, 1892NJP-02, A History Of The Old Presbyterian Congregation…More Especially Of The First Presbyterian Church OfHopewell, At Pennington, New Jersey, 1876NJR-01, Rockaway Records Of Morris County, New JerseyFamilies, 1902NJS-01, Early History Of Sussex County, 1907NJS-02A, Salem County, New Jersey, Genealogical Data: RecordsPertaining To Persons Residing In Salem County Prior To1800 Vol. 1,NJS-02B, Salem County, New Jersey, Genealogical Data: RecordsPertaining To Persons Residing In Salem County Prior To1800 Vol. 2,NJT-01, History Of The City Of Trenton, New Jersey, 1871COMPACT DISC #6New York: (55 books)NY-01, Guide To Public Vital Statistics Records In New YorkState (Including New York City) Vol. 1 Birth Records, 1942NY-01A, Scandinavian Immigrants 1630 to 1674, 1916NY-01C, Guide To Vital Statistics Records Of Churches In NewYork State, Exclusive Of New York City Vol. 2, 1942NY-02, Calendar Of Wills 1626 to 1836, 1896NY-03, Marriage Licenses Issued Previous To 1784, 1860NY-04, Gazetteer Of The State Of New York, 1860NY-05A, Calendar Of Historical Manuscripts Part 1, 1865NY-06A, The Documentary History Of New York Vol. 1, 1849NY-07, Muster Rolls Of New York Provincial Troops 1755-64, 1892NY-07A, Abstracts Of Wills Vol. 1 1665-1707, 1893NY-07B, Abstracts Of Wills Vol. 2 1708-28, 1894NY-07C, Abstracts Of Wills Vol. 3 1730-44, 1895NY-07D, Abstracts Of Wills Vol. 10 1780-82, 1902NY-07E, Abstracts Of Unrecorded Wills Prior To 1790 Vol. 11, 1903NY-08A, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 1, 1870NY-08B, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 2, 1871NY-08C, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 3, 1872NY-08D, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 4, 1873NY-08E, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 5, 1874NY-08F, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 6, 1875NY-08G, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 7, 1876NY-08H, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 8, 1877NY-08I, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 9, 1878NY-08J, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 10, 1879NY-08K, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 11, 1880NY-08L, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 12, 1881NY-08M, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 13, 1882NY-08N, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 14, 1883NY-08O, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 15, 1884NY-08P, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 16, 1885NY-08Q, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 17, 1886NY-08R, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 18, 1887NY-08S, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 19, 1888NY-08T, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 20, 1889NY-08U, The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record Vol. 21, 1890NY-09, Affairs And Men Of New Amsterdam, 1843NY-09A, Historic Homes And Institutions And GenealogicalAnd Family History Of New York Vol. 1, 190788 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Compute HelpeNY-09B, Historic Homes And Institutions And Genealogical AndFamily History Of New York Vol. 2, 1907NY-09C, Historic Homes And Institutions And GenealogicalAnd Family History Of New York Vol. 3, 1907NY-09D, Historic Homes And Institutions And GenealogicalAnd Family History Of New York Vol. 4, 1907NY-09E, Genealogical And Family History Of Central New YorkVol. 1, 1912NY-09F, Genealogical And Family History Of Central New YorkVol. 2, 1912NY-09G, Genealogical And Family History Of Central New YorkVol. 3, 1912NY-09H, Genealogical And Family History Of Southern NewYork And The Hudson River Valley Vol. 1, 1914NY-09I, Genealogical And Family History Of Southern New YorkAnd The Hudson River Valley Vol. 2, 1914NY-09J, Genealogical And Family History Of Southern New YorkAnd The Hudson River Valley Vol. 3, 1914NY-09K, Genealogical And Family History Of Western NewYork Vol. 1, 1912NY-10A, Antiquities Of Long Island, 1875NY-10B, Long Island Genealogies, 1895NY-10C, Early Long Island Wills, 1897NY-10D, A Sketch Of The First Settlement Of The Several TownsOn Long Island, 1828NY-10E, Genealogies Of Long Island Families, 1919NYA-01A, Contributions For The Genealogies Of The FirstSettlers Of The Ancient County Of Albany, From 1630 To1800, 1872NYA-01B, American Ancestry The City Of Albany Vol. 1, 1887NYA-01C, Settlement And Early History Of Albany, 1864COMPACT DISC #7New York continued: (26 books)NYC-01, American Ancestry Columbia County Vol. 2, 1887NYC-02, Pioneer History Of Cortland County And Border WarsOf New York, 1859NYC-03, History Of Cooperstown, 1886NYD-01, History Of Delaware County And Border Wars OfNew York, 1856NYF-01, History Of Flushing, Long Island, 1899NYF-01A, Social History Of Flatbush, 1881NYF-01B, History Of Flatbush, 1908NYK-01, Register Of Early Settlers Of Kings County, 1881NYL-01, History Of Lewis County, 1860NYN-01, Records Of The Lutheran Church New York City From 1704,NYN-02, Annals Of Newtown, 1852NYO-01, History Of County Of Orange And City Of Newburgh,1875NYO-02A, History Of Dutch Congregation Of Oyster BayPamphlet #9, 1906NYO-03A, History Of Ontario County Vol. 1, 1911NYQ-01, Revolutionary Incidents Of Queens County, 1846?NYR-01, History Of Rye, Westchester County 1660-1870, 1871NYS-01A, Contributions For The Genealogies Of TheDescendants Of The First Settlers Of The Patent And CityOf Schenectady From 1662 To 1800, 1873NYS-01B, A History Of The Schenectady Patent In The DutchAnd English Times : Being Contributions Toward AHistory Of The Lower Mohawk Valley, 1883NYS-01D, Early History Of Saugerties 1660 to 1825, 1902NYS-01K, Early Years In Smyrna, 1905NYS-02, Staten Island Church Records, 1909NYU-01, Gravestone Inscriptions Of Ulster County, 1987NYU-02A, Ulster County, New York Probate Records In TheOffice Of The Surrogate And In The County Clerk’s OfficeAt Kingston, New York Vol. 1, 1906NYU-02B, Ulster County, New York Probate Records In TheOffice Of The Surrogate And In The County Clerk’s OfficeAt Kingston, New York Vol. 2, 1906NYW-01, Early Wills Of Westchester County, New York, From1664 To 1784, 1898NYW-01A, Gazetteer Of The County Of Washington, 1849North Carolina: (9 books)NC-01, Abstract Of North Carolina Wills, 1910NC-02A, The North Carolina Historical And GenealogicalRegister Vol. 1, 1900NC-02B, The North Carolina Historical And GenealogicalRegister Vol. 2, 1901NC-02C, The North Carolina Historical And GenealogicalRegister Vol. 3, 1903NCH-01, History Of Hertford County, 1906NCM-01A, History Of Mecklenburg County And City OfCharlotte Vol. 1, 1903NCM-01B, History Of Mecklenburg County And City OfCharlotte Vol. 2, 1903NCP-10, Sketches Of Pitt County, 1911NCR-01, Historical Raleigh From Its Foundation In 1792, 1902Ohio: (9 books)OH-01, Events In The Tuscarawas And Muskingum Valleys, 1876OH-01A, The Founders Of Ohio, 1888OH-02A, The Firelands Pioneer Vol. 1, 1860OH-02B, The Firelands Pioneer Vol. 2 #1 And 2, 1861OH-02C, The Firelands Pioneer Vol. 3, 1862OH-02D, The Firelands Pioneer Vol. 4, 1863OH-02E, The Firelands Pioneer Vol. 5, 1864OH-02F, The Firelands Pioneer Vol. 6, 1865OHC-01, Directory, Cleveland And Ohio City, For The Years1837-38, 1837Pennsylvania: (22 books)PA-01, Pennsylvania Genealogies, Scotch Irish And German, 1886PA-01B, Early History Of The Reformed Church In Pennsylvania, 1906PA-02, Immigration Of The Irish Quakers Into Pennsylvania,1682-1750: With Their Early History In Ireland, 1902PA-02A, Welsh Founders Of Pennsylvania Vol. 1, 1913PA-02B, Welsh Founders Of Pennsylvania Vol. 2, 1913PA-02C, The Pennsylvania German In The Revolutionary War, 1908PA-02D, German And Swiss Settlements Of ColonialPennsylvania New Edition, 1914PA-03, Marriage Licenses Issued Before 1790,PA-03B, General Index To The Colonial Records In 16 Volumes, 1860PA-03D, Pennsylvania Archives Third Series Vol. 27 Index A-Co, 1899PA-04A, Pennsylvania Marriages Prior To 1810 Vol. 1, 1890PA-04B, Pennsylvania Marriages Prior To 1810 Vol. 2, 1880PA-05A, Pennsylvania Magazine Of History And BiographyVol. 1, 1877PA-06A, Publications Of The Genealogical Society OfPennsylvania Vol. 1, 1895PA-06B, Publications Of The Genealogical Society OfPennsylvania Vol. 2, 1900PA-06C, Publications Of The Genealogical Society OfPennsylvania Vol. 3, 1906Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 89

Computer HelperPA-07, Genealogical Record Of The Schwenkfelders, 1879PA-08A, Notes & Queries 1st & 2nd Series Vol. 1, 1894PA-08B, Notes & Queries 1st & 2nd Series Vol. 2, 1895PA-08C, Notes & Queries 3rd Series Vol. 1, 1895PA-08D, Notes & Queries 3rd Series Vol. 2, 1896PA-08E, Notes & Queries 3rd Series Vol. 3, 1896COMPACT DISC #8Pennsylvania continued: (29 books)PA-08F, Notes & Queries 4th Series Vol. 1, 1893PA-08G, Notes & Queries 4th Series Vol. 2, 1895PA-08H, Notes & Queries Annual Volume 1896, 1897PA-08I, Notes & Queries Annual Volume 1897, 1898PA-08J, Notes & Queries Annual Volume 1898, 1899PA-08K, Notes & Queries Annual Volume 1899, 1900PA-08L, Notes & Queries Annual Volume 1900, 1901PA-09, Some Of The First Settlers Of “The Forks Of The Delaware”And Their Descendants: Being A Translation From TheGerman Of The Record Books Of The First Reformed ChurchOf Easton, Pennsylvania, From 1760 To 1852, 1902PA-09B, History Of The Early Settlement Of The Juniata Valley, 1856PA-09C, History Of The Lackawanna Valley, 1857PA-10A, Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of PennsylvaniaVol. 1, 1911PA-10B, Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of PennsylvaniaVol. 2, 1911PA-10C, Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of PennsylvaniaVol. 3, 1911PA-11P, Pennsylvania German Society Proceedings AndAddresses Vol. 16, 1907PA-12, The Monongahela Of Old, 1910PAA-01A, Story Of Some French Refugees, 1903PAL-01, A Biographical History Of Lancaster County, 1844PAL-01B, History Of Lancaster County, 1872PAM-01A, Reminiscences Of George La Bar: The Centenarian OfMonroe County, Pa., Who Is Still Living In His 107th Year,And Incidents In The Early Settlement Of The PennsylvaniaSide Of The River Valley, From Easton To Bushkill, 1870PAP-01A, Quaker Arrivals At Philadelphia, 1682-1750, 1902PAP-01B, Smith’s HandBook Guide In Philadelphia, 1871PAP-01C, Burial Grounds Of Christ Church Philadelphia, 1864PAP-01D, St. Mary’s Burying Ground Philadelphia, 1894PAP-01E, History Of Townships Of Byberry And Moreland,PAR-01A, Old Richland Families, 1898PAR-01B, History Of Old St. David’s Church, 1907PAS-01, Early History Of The Falls Of Schuylkill, 1869PAW-01, Old Westmoreland, 1900PAW-02, Sketch Of The History Of Wyoming (Valley), 1830Rhode Island: (6 books)RI-01, Census Of Rhode Island And Providence 1774, 1858RI-02, Irish R.I.’S In The American Revolution, 1903RI-03A, Newport Historical Magazine Vol. 1, 1881RI-03B, Newport Historical Magazine Vol. 2, 1882RIP-01, Tax List For Providence 1860, 1860RIW-01, History Of Warwick, 1875South Carolina: (26 books)SC-01A, Warrants For Lands 1672 to 79, 1910SC-01B, Warrants For Lands 1680 to 92, 1911SC-01C, Warrants For Lands 1692 to 1711, 1915SC-01I, Stub Entries To Indents Issued In Payment Of Claims AgainstSouth Carolina Growing Out Of The Revolution Books O-Q, 1915SC-01J, Stub Entries To Indents Issued In Payment Of ClaimsAgainst South Carolina Growing Out Of The RevolutionU-W, 1918SC-02A, The South Carolina Historical And GenealogicalMagazine Vol. 1, 1900SC-02B, The South Carolina Historical And GenealogicalMagazine Vol. 2, 1901SC-02C, The South Carolina Historical And GenealogicalMagazine Vol. 3, 1902SC-02D, The South Carolina Historical And GenealogicalMagazine Vol. 4, 1903SC-02F, The South Carolina Historical And GenealogicalMagazine Vol. 6, 1905SC-02G, The South Carolina Historical And GenealogicalMagazine Vol. 7, 1906SC-02H, The South Carolina Historical And GenealogicalMagazine Vol. 8, 1907SC-03, The Annals And Parish Register Of St. Thomas And St.Denish Parish In South Carolina From 1680 To 1884, 1884SC-03B, French And Swiss Protestants Who DesiredNaturalization, 1888SC-04, Some Historic Families Of South Carolina, 1905SC-05B, Collections Of The South Carolina Historical SocietyVol. 2, 1858SC-06J, Transactions Of The Huguenot Society Of SouthCarolina No. 10, 1903SC-06K, Transactions Of The Huguenot Soc. Of South CarolinaNo. 11, 1904SC-06L, Transactions Of The Huguenot Soc. Of South CarolinaNo. 12, 1905SC-06M, Transactions Of The Huguenot Soc. Of South CarolinaNo. 13, 1906SC-06N, Transactions Of The Huguenot Soc. Of South CarolinaNo. 14, 1907SC-06O, Transactions Of The Huguenot Soc. Of South CarolinaNo. 15, 1908SC-06P, Transactions Of The Huguenot Soc. Of South CarolinaNo. 16, 1909SC-06Q, Transactions Of The Huguenot Soc. Of South CarolinaNo. 17, 1910SC-06R, Transactions Of The Huguenot Soc. Of South CarolinaNo. 18, 1911SCO-01, History Of Orangeburg County, 1898Vermont: (2 books)VT-01, Vermont Marriages 1789-1876 Vol. 1, 1903VTW-01, Green Leaves From Whitingham, Vermont: A HistoryOf The Town, 1894Virginia: (20 books)VA-01A, Old Churches, Ministers And Families Vol. 1, 1894VA-01B, Old Churches, Ministers And Families Vol. 2, 1894VA-01D, Index To Meade’s Old Churches Ministers And Families, 1910VA-01E, Personal Names In Hening’s Statutes At Large OfVirginia, And Shepherd’s Continuation, 1896VA-02A, History Of The German Element In Virginia Vol. 1, 1898VA-02B, History Of The German Element In Virginia Vol. 2, 1899VA-03A, Huguenot Emigration To Virginia, 1886VA-03B, Early Virginia Immigrants 1623 to 66, 1912VA-03C, Some Emigrants To Virginia 2nd Edition, 1915VA-03D, The Colonial Virginia Register, 1902VA-03E, Some Virginia Families, 1903VA-04A, Some Prominent Virginia Families Vol. 1, 190790 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Compute HelpeVA-04B, Some Prominent Virginia Families Vol. 2, 1907VA-04C, Some Prominent Virginia Families Vol. 3, 1907VA-04D, Some Prominent Virginia Families Vol. 4, 1907VA-04F, Virginia Genealogies: A Genealogy Of The Glassell FamilyOf Scotland And Virginia, Also Of The Families Of Ball,Brown, Bryan, Conway, Daniel, Ewell, Holladay, Lewis,Littlepage, Moncure, Peyton, Robinson, Scott, Taylor,Wallace, And Others, Of Virginia And Maryland, 1891VA-04G, The Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers: Abstracts OfRecords In The Local And General Archives Of VirginiaRelating To The Families Of Allen, Bacon, Ballard,Batchelder, Blouet, Brassieur (Brashear), Cary, Crenshaw,Dabney, Etc. Vol. 1,VA-04H, The Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers: Abstracts OfRecords In The Local And General Archives Of VirginiaRelating To The Families Of Allen, Bacon, Ballard,Batchelder, Blouet, Brassieur (Brashear), Cary, Crenshaw,Dabney, Etc. Vol. 2,VA-04I, The Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers: Abstracts OfRecords In The Local And General Archives Of VirginiaRelating To The Families Of Allen, Bacon, Ballard,Batchelder, Blouet, Brassieur (Brashear), Cary, Crenshaw,Dabney, Etc. Vol. 3,VA-04J, The Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers: Abstracts OfRecords In The Local And General Archives Of VirginiaRelating To The Families Of Allen, Bacon, Ballard,Batchelder, Blouet, Brassieur (Brashear), Cary, Crenshaw,Dabney, Etc. Vol. 4,COMPACT DISC #9Virginia continued: (27 books)VA-05A, Virginia Magazine Of History And Biography Vol. 1, 1894VA-05B, Virginia Magazine Of History And Biography Vol. 2, 1895VA-05C, Virginia Magazine Of History And Biography Vol. 3, 1896VA-05D, Virginia Magazine Of History And Biography Vol. 4, 1897VA-06, German Element Of The Shenandoah Valley, 1907VA-07B, Gleanings Of Virginia History : An Historical AndGenealogical Collection, Largely From Original Sources, 1903VA-07H, Virginia County Records Vol. 2, 1905VA-07L, Virginia County Records Vol. 6, 1909VA-07M, Virginia County Records Vol. 7, 1910VA-07O, Virginia County Records Vol. 9, 1911VA-07P, Virginia County Records Vol. 10, 1912VA-08A, Chronicles Of Scotch Irish Settlement In VirginiaVol. 1, 1912VA-08B, Chronicles Of Scotch Irish Settlement In VirginiaVol. 2, 1912VA-08C, Chronicles Of Scotch Irish Settlement In VirginiaVol. 3, 1912VAA-01, Annals Of Augusta County, 1888VAB-01, Bristol Parish Register, 1898VAC-01, Genealogical And Historical Notes On Culpeper County,1900VAF-01, The History Of The City Of Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1908VAG-01, Pioneer Settlers Of Grayson County, 1914VAK-01, Old King William Homes And Families, 1897VAM-01, Parish Register Of Christ Church Middlesex County, 1897VAN-01, Parish Register Of St. Peter’s New Kent County, 1904VAN-02, History Of Norfolk, 1877VAO-01, History Of Orange County, 1907VAT-01, History Of Truro Parish, 1907VAW-01, Virginia County Record Publications Vol. 1Westmoreland County, 1913VAW-01A, Westmoreland County Its History, 1912West Virginia: (1 book)WVM-01, History Of The County Of Marion, 1880Family Histories: (62 books)Abbo-01, Abbott Genealogy Vol. 1, 1906Abbo-02, Abbott Genealogy Vol. 2, 1906Abbo-03, Abbot Genealogical Register, 1847Adam-01, Adams Family Of Kingston, Massachusetts, 1861Adam-02, Elijah Adams Family Of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, 1910Alde-01, Alden Memorial, 1867Alde-02, Descendants Of Polly And Ebenezer Alden, 1903Alde-03, Eliab Alden—His Ancestors And Descendants, 1905Alde-04, John Alden Of Massachusetts And New York—Ancestors/Descendants, 1909Alex-05, Descendants Of John Alexander Of Chester Co.Pennsylvania, 1878Alle-10, Genealogical History Of The Allen Family, 1891Alle-11, Genealogy Of The Allen And Witter Families, 1872Alle-12, Allen Memorial Descendants of Edward Allen ofNantucket, 1905Alle-13, George And Ralph Allen—Their Descendants In NewJersey, 1910Alle-20, History Of The Allerton Family, 1900Alst-21, Alstons And Allstons Of North And South Carolina, 1902Amid-01, Amidon Family, 1904Andr-01, History Of The Andrews Family, 1890Andr-02, Genealogical History Of John And Mary Andrews, 1872Anni-03, Genealogy Of David Annis Of New Hampshire, 1909Anti-04, Edward Antill And His Descendants, 1899Ashl-01, The Ashley Genealogy, 1896Aspi-02, Aspinwall Genealogy, 1901Atle-01, Genealogical Record Of The Atlee Family, 1884Atwa-02, Atwater History And Genealogy Vol. 1, 1901Atwa-03, Atwater History And Genealogy Vol. 2, 1907Barn-01, Barnes Family Year Book Vol. 1, 1907Barr-02, Descendants Of Thomas Barrett Sr. Of BraintreeMassachusetts, 1888Blak-01, Genealogical History Of William Blake Of DorchesterMassachusetts, 1857Carp-01, Genealogical Notes Of The Carpenter (Zimmerman)Family, 1907Carp-02, Samuel Carpenter And His Descendants, 1912Chap-01, Genealogy Of Edward Chapman Of Ipswich,Massachusetts And His Desc., 1893Clar-01, Descendants Of Nathaniel Clarke Of Newbury,Massachusetts, 1883Clay-02, Clay Family Filson Club Publications No. 14, 1899Coch-01, Chronicles Of The Cochrans, 1915Coit-02, Descendants Of John Coit, 1874Crai-01, Craighead Family History, 1876Cutl-01, Cutler Memorial And Genealogical History, 1889Dave-02, History And Genealogy Of The Davenport Family, 1851Davi-01, Samuel And Joseph Davis And Their Descendants, 1884Doug-01, Douglas Genealogy, 1879Flet-01, Fletcher Family History, 1881Floy-02, Virginia-Kentucky Floyd Families, 1912Fowl-01, Descendants Of Philip And Mary Fowler Of Ipswich,Massachusetts, 1883Gard-01, Gardner History And Genealogy, 1907Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 91

Computer HelperGodd-01, Genealogy Of The Descendants Of Edward Goddard, 1833Hart-01, Hart Family Of Philadelphia, 1920Hoag-01, Hoagland Family In America, 1891Hung-01, Memoirs Of The Family Of Hungerford, 1823Hunt-02, Genealogical Memoir Of The Huntington Family, 1863Kimb-01, Joseph Kimball Family: A Genealogical Memoir, 1885Knox-01, Genealogical Memoirs Of John Knox, 1879Lawr-01, Genealogy Of Isaac Lawrence, 1853Mars-01, Descendants Of John Marshall, 1885Mart-01, Genealogy Of The Martin Family, 1918Nort-01, The Northrup-Northrop Genealogy, 1908Pear-01, Pearce Genealogy, 1888Pfei-01, Genealogy Of Dr. Francis Pfeiffer Of Philadelphia, 1899Pohe-01, Historical Memoir Of Family Of Poher Poer Or Power, 1891Rand-01, Biographical History Of Robert Randall And HisDescendants, 1909Rich-01, Genealogical Register Of Several Ancient Puritans:Richards Family Vol. 3, 1861Thom-01, Thomas Family Of Talbot County Maryland, 1914COMPACT DISC #10England: (39 books)EN-01A, Genealogical Gleanings In England: Abstracts Of WillsRelating To Early American Families, With GenealogicalNotes And Pedigrees Constructed From The Wills AndFrom Other Records Vol. 1, 1901EN-01B, Genealogical Gleanings In England: Abstracts Of WillsRelating To Early American Families, With GenealogicalNotes And Pedigrees Constructed From The Wills AndFrom Other Records Vol. 2, 1901EN-01C, The Royal Families Of England, Scotland, And Wales, WithTheir Descendants, Sovereigns And Subjects Vol. 1, 1848EN-01D, The Royal Families Of England, Scotland, And Wales,With Their Descendants, Sovereigns And Subjects Vol. 2, 1851EN-01E, Peerage And Pedigree: Studies In Peerage Law AndFamily History Vol. 1, 1910EN-01F, Peerage And Pedigree: Studies In Peerage Law AndFamily History Vol. 2, 1910EN-01G, Le Neve’s Pedigrees Of The Knights, Made By KingCharles II, King James II, King William III And QueenMary, King William Alone, And Queen Anne, 1873EN-01H, Grantees Of Arms Named In Docquets And Patents ToThe End Of The Seventeenth Century, 1915EN-02A, Obituary Prior To 1800, As Far As Relates To England,Scotland, And Ireland Vol. 1 A to Ch, 1899EN-02B, Obituary Prior To 1800, As Far As Relates To England,Scotland, And Ireland Vol. 2 Ci to F, 1900EN-02C, Obituary Prior To 1800, As Far As Relates To England,Scotland, And Ireland Vol. 3 G to K, 1900EN-02D, Obituary Prior To 1800, As Far As Relates To England,Scotland, And Ireland Vol. 4 L-Pa, 1900EN-02E, Obituary Prior To 1800, As Far As Relates To England,Scotland, And Ireland Vol. 5 Pe-St, 1901EN-02F, Obituary Prior To 1800, As Far As Relates To England,Scotland, And Ireland Vol. 6 St-Z, 1901EN-03A, Index Of Wills Proved In The Prerogative Court OfCanterbury: And Now Preserved In The Principal ProbateRegistry, Somerset House, London Vol. 1, 1893EN-03B, Index Of Wills Proved In The Prerogative Court OfCanterbury: And Now Preserved In The Principal ProbateRegistry, Somerset House, London Vol. 2, 1895EN-04, Coleman’s General Index To Printed Pedigrees: WhichAre To Be Found In All The Principal County And LocalHistories, And In Many Privately Printed Genealogies;Under Alphabetical Arrangement, 1866EN-05, An Index To The Pedigrees Contained In The PrintedHerald’s Visitations, 1866EN-06, The Genealogist’s Guide 2nd Ed., 1885EN-07A, The Ancestor-A Quarterly Review Number 1, 1902EN-07B, The Ancestor-A Quarterly Review Number 2, 1902EN-08, Homes Of Family Names In Great Britain, 1890ENC-01, The Visitations Of Cambridge 1575, 1619, 1897ENC-02, The Visitation Of The County Of Cumberland 1615,1872ENC-03, The Visitation Of The County Of Cornwall 1620, 1874END-01, The Visitation Of The County Of Devon 1620, 1872ENE-01A, The Visitations Of Essex 1552-1634 Vol. 1, 1878ENE-01B, The Visitations Of Essex 1552-1634 Vol. 2, 1879ENK-01, The Visitations Of Kent 1619-21, 1898ENL-01, The Visitation Of Leicester 1619, 1870ENL-01A, The Visitation Of London 1568, 1869ENM-01, Middlesex Pedigrees, 1914ENN-01, The Visitations Of The County Of Nottingham 1569,1614, 1871ENO-01, The Visitations Of The County Of Oxford 1566, 1574,1634, 1871ENS-01, The Visitations Of The County Of Surrey 1530, 1572,1623, 1899ENS-01A, A Visitation Of The County Of Surrey 1662-8, 1910ENS-02, A Visitation Of The County Of Suffolk 1664-8, 1910ENW-01, The Registers Of Stratford-On-Avon In The County OfWarwick, Baptisms 1558-1652, 1897ENW-01A, The Visitation Of The County Of Warwick 1682-3,1911Ireland: (10 books)IR-01A, Irish Marriages, Being An Index To The Marriages InWalker’s Hibernian Magazine, 1771-1812 Vol. 1 A-J, 1897IR-01B, Irish Marriages, Being An Index To The Marriages InWalker’s Hibernian Magazine, 1771-1812 Vol. 2 K-Z, 1897IR-01C, Visitation Of Ireland Vol. 1, 1897IR-01D, Visitation Of Ireland Vol. 2, 1898IR-01E, Visitation Of Ireland Vol. 3, 1899IR-01F, Visitation Of Ireland Vol. 4, 1904IR-01G, Visitation Of Ireland Vol. 5, 1911IR-01H, Visitation Of Ireland Vol. 6, 1918IR-02A, Irish Pedigrees Vol. 1, 1892IR-02B, Irish Pedigrees Vol. 2, 1892Scotland: (7 books)SCOT-01, Concerning Some Scotch Surnames, 1860SCOT-02, Royal Descents, Scottish Records, 1908SCOT-02A, The Scots Peerage Vol. 1, 1904SCOT-02B, The Scots Peerage Vol. 2, 1905SCOT-02C, The Scots Peerage Vol. 3, 1906SCOT-02D, The Scots Peerage Vol. 4, 1907SCOT-02I, Index To The Scots Peerage Vol. 9, 1914Canada: (5 books)CN-01A, The Scot In British North America Vol. 1, 1880CN-01B, The Scot In British North America Vol. 2, 1881CN-01C, The Scot In British North America Vol. 3, 1882CN-01D, The Scot In British North America Vol. 4, 1883CN-02, The Centennial Of The Settlement Of Upper Canada ByThe United Empire Loyalists, 1784-1884, 188592 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Compute HelpePlat Maps—ChristianCounty, IL 1872,1891, 1902Compiled by the Christian County GenealogicalSociety, 2008; 252 pages in PDF format,indexed, Published by and available from theChristian County Genealogical Society, PO Box28, Taylorsville, IL 62568; Phone: 217-824-6922(Thursday, Friday & Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.). $50plus $5 p&h. Email ccgs28@gmail.com; See: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilchrgs.3600 Clipper Mill Rd., Baltimore, MD 21211-1953;Phone: 800-296-6687. $39.99 each with $4.00 forshipping plus 6% sales tax for Maryland residents.ISBN: 9780806397603. See: www.genealogical.com/products/7510.html.The CD-ROM is made of two major files, the first beinga tutorial on how to best use the CD-ROM plat mapsand index. The tutorial is very well done—with not onlywritten description of how to use the maps, but lots ofgood graphics, making it easier than ever to understand.Note that since the CD runs under Adobe Acrobat, allthe functionality of that program can be brought intoplay—including the use of word searches.The Plat Map portion of the CD is preceded byindexes that were found in the 1872, 1891, and 1902original volumes. The 1902 index also includes an“Index of Names” that members of CCGS transcribedfrom the plat maps themselves.The maps and indexes are color coded, with 1872in green, 1891 in white, and 1902 in red.If you have family that lived in Christian County,this CD-ROM can be a valuable addition to yourlibrary.Colonial Virginia SourceRecords 1600s-1700sBy various authors; 2008; Item #GPC7510; Publishedby and available from Genealogical Publishing Co.,This Family Archive CD identifies 350,000 individualsin a unique collection of colonial Virginia sourcerecords, namely, wills and administrations, marriagerecords, family histories, tax records, newspaper abstracts,and military records. The materials drawn onin this compilation are especially useful because theywere collected from local sources and cover a periodof time before centralized record-keeping was established.In all, this CD contains images of the pagesof ten books that were originally published by theGenealogical Publishing Company. Among the tenare some of the most important Virginia referencebooks ever published, many of them classics!Clayton Torrence’s Virginia Wills and Administrations,1632-1800, for example, lists the names of morethan 50,000 individuals for whom wills and administrationswere recorded in the various counties ofVirginia, some of which are now in West Virginia.Marriages of Some Virginia Residents, 1607-1800, alarge two-volume work by Dorothy Wulfeck, presentsa collection of 40,000 marriages with referencesto 250,000 individuals, all of whom are identifiedthrough ministers‘ returns, marriage bonds, Biblerecords, parish records, and so on. Among the moreunusual resources is a collection of genealogical abstractsfrom 18th-century Virginia newspapers whichnames thousands of individuals appearing in some7,000 issues of 80 different newspapers. And in VirginiaTax Payers, 1782-1787, there is a list of Virginiansthat precedes even the first census listing of 1790.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 93

Computer HelperWith its emphasis on the colonial period—a murkyarea of genealogical endeavor, at best—this CD combinesa most fertile collection of books for research inearly Virginia source records. The following books,united by a single electronic index, are included onthe CD:• Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-1787• Genealogical Abstracts from 18th-Century VirginiaNewspapers• Virginia Wills and Administrations, 1632-1800• Marriages of Some Virginia Residents, 1607-1800.2 vols.• Historical Collections of Virginia• Gleanings of Virginia History• Virginia Wills Before 1799• Virginia Court Records in Southwestern Pennsylvania• Early Quaker Records in Virginia• Index to Obituary NoticesSystem Requirements: You must have a CD-ROM drive, and in order to read the CD you mustuse either the Family Archive Viewer (version 4.0or higher), which is available as a free download atwww.genealogical.com/content/dlfav6.html, or FamilyTree Maker for Windows, version 4.0 or higher(Family Tree Maker software can be ordered fromwww.FamilyTreeMaker.com).To access information on GPCs Family Archive CDs,using the Family Archive Viewer:Install the Family Archive Viewer CD or downloadit from: www.genealogy.com/dlfav6.html.Start the Viewer if it is not already running. Insertthe CD you wish to view into the CD-ROM drive.If you have two or more CD-ROM drives, the CDmust be placed in the first one. The CD should openautomatically, but users of later versions of the FamilyArchive Viewer must click the CD/magnifyingglass icon in the top toolbar (above the template insome versions) to read the CD. When the screen entitled“About this Family Archive” appears, click OKwhere prompted.To access information on GPCs Family Archive CDsusing Family Tree Maker:Start your Family Tree Maker and open a Family File.(If the program is already running, skip to Step 2.)Insert the CD in your computer’s CD-ROM drive. (Ifyou have twp or more CD-ROM drives, the CD mustbe placed in the first one.)From the View menu, select Family Finder, or selectthe Family Finder icon from the toolbar. For FTM2005, FTM 2006, or Version 16 or later: From the Viewmenu, select Data CD, then View CD. To search theCD for names, select the “Search Expert” button inthe top right of your screen, then select “Search thisarchive for someone NOT from your Family File.”You can also search for names by using the Index.Note: If a window opens that contains a list of fileson the CD, simply close it.Early Ohio Settlers,1700s-1900sBy various authors; 2008; Item #GPC7528; Publishedby and available from Genealogical Publishing Co.,3600 Clipper Mill Rd., Baltimore, MD 21211-1953;Phone: 800-296-6687. $39.99 each with $4.00 forshipping plus 6% sales tax for Maryland residents.ISBN: 9780806397863. See: www.genealogical.com/products/7528.html.This collection of Ohio genealogical records refersto approximately 165,000 individuals and containseverything from vital records to the biographiesthat help bring your Ohio research to life. Basedon marriage records, cemetery inscriptions, genealogies,censuses, biographical sketches, tax lists,newspaper abstracts, and vital records, it is theepitome of traditional genealogical source records.Not surprisingly, many of these records date fromas early as 1787, when the Northwest Territory wasopened to settlement, or from 1803, when Ohio becamea state. It contains genealogies of families thatmigrated across the Ohio River and established thefirst settlements in the Northwest Territory, and itfeatures, among a great many other records, the1810 Ohio tax list, marriage records from parishand courthouse registers, cemetery inscriptionspublished originally in The “Old Northwest” GenealogicalQuarterly, and a roster of all Ohio soldiers inthe War of 1812.94 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Compute HelpeThe CD consists of seven books originally publishedby the Genealogical Publishing Company, allof which can be searched by a single electronic nameindex. Pages from the various books are reproducedas images and they can be accessed in a number ofconvenient ways. The following are the books includedon the CD:• Ohio Valley Genealogies, by Charles A. Hanna• Ohio Marriages, Extracted from The “Old Northwest”Genealogical Quarterly, by Marjorie Smith• Ohio Cemetery Records, Extracted from The “OldNorthwest” Genealogical Quarterly• Ohio Source Records, from The Ohio GenealogicalQuarterly• Roster of Ohio Soldiers in the War of 1812• Ohio County, Kentucky, in the Olden Days, by HarrisonD. Taylor• Memoirs of the Early Pioneer Settlers of Ohio, byS. P. HildrethSystem Requirements: You must have a CD-ROM drive, and in order to read the CD you mustuse either the Family Archive Viewer (version 4.0or higher), which is available as a free download atwww.genealogical.com/content/dlfav6.html, or FamilyTree Maker for Windows, version 4.0 or higher(Family Tree Maker software can be ordered fromwww.FamilyTreeMaker.com).Genealogies of MayflowerFamilies, 1500s-1800sBy various authors; 2008; Item #GPC7171; Publishedby and available from Genealogical Publishing Co.,3600 Clipper Mill Rd., Baltimore, MD 21211-1953;Phone: 800-296-6687. $39.99 each with $4.00 forshipping plus 6% sales tax for Maryland residents.ISBN: 9780806397207. See: www.genealogical.com/products/7171.html.This Family Archive CD contains images of the pagesof four books published by GPC: Genealogies of MayflowerFamilies, Volumes I-III and Mayflower SourceRecords. Combined, these works refer to 111,000 Mayflowerpassengers and their descendants. Showingseveral generations—from as far back as the 1500s—these books contain birth, baptismal, marriage, death,and probate records, as well as cemetery inscriptionsand descendant listings. With the added convenienceof an index, this CD is essential to any Mayflowerresearcher’s library.System Requirements: You must have a CD-ROM drive, and in order to read the CD you mustuse either the Family Archive Viewer (version 4.0or higher), which is available as a free download atwww.genealogical.com/content/dlfav6.html, or FamilyTree Maker for Windows, version 4.0 or higher(Family Tree Maker software can be ordered fromwww.FamilyTreeMaker.com).Ohio Vital Records #2,1750s-1880sBy various authors; 2008; Item #GPC7177; Publishedby and available from Genealogical Publishing Co.,3600 Clipper Mill Rd., Baltimore, MD 21211-1953;Phone: 800-296-6687. $39.99 each with $4.00 forshipping plus 6% sales tax for Maryland residents.ISBN: 9780806397252. See: www.genealogical.com/products/7177.html.This Family Archive CD contains images from thepages of the following three books originally publishedby GPC: (1) Ohio Cemetery Records, (2) OhioNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 95

Computer HelperMarriages, and (3) Ohio Source Records. Comprised ofarticles that originally appeared in either The “OldNorthwest” Genealogical Quarterly or The Ohio GenealogicalQuarterly, the records name approximately71,000 individuals. Articles in Ohio Cemetery Recordsconsist mainly of tombstone inscriptions and usuallygive age and date of death and sometimes namesof children, spouses, and parents. Articles in OhioMarriages provide the names of the bride and groomand the date and place of marriage. Ohio Source Records,on the other hand, contains a wide variety ofmaterials, including family histories, Bible records,will abstracts, vital records, newspaper abstracts, andtax lists.System Requirements: You must have a CD-ROM drive, and in order to read the CD you mustuse either the Family Archive Viewer (version 4.0or higher), which is available as a free download atwww.genealogical.com/content/dlfav6.html, or FamilyTree Maker for Windows, version 4.0 or higher(Family Tree Maker software can be ordered fromwww.FamilyTreeMaker.com).Ohio Land and Tax Records,1787-1840By various authors; 2008; Item #GPC7651; Publishedby and available from Genealogical Publishing Co.,3600 Clipper Mill Rd., Baltimore, MD 21211-1953;Phone: 800-296-6687. $39.99 each with $4.00 forshipping plus 6% sales tax for Maryland residents.ISBN: 9780806397733. See: www.genealogical.com/products/7651.html.With information on Ohio’s earliest settlers, thismagnificent CD contains the following five publications,all linked by a single electronic name index anda unique search engine. Your Ohio research startshere!• Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in SouthwesternOhio, 1800-1840, by Ellen T. Berry andDavid A. Berry. Contains a complete list ofthe 25,000 persons who bought land in southwesternOhio and eastern Indiana throughthe Cincinnati Land Office between 1800 and1840.• Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in East andEast Central Ohio, 1800-1840, by Ellen T. Berryand David A. Berry. Contains a list of 22,700persons who bought land in east and east centralOhio through the Zanesville and the SteubenvilleLand Offices.• Early Ohio Settlers: Purchasers of Land in SoutheasternOhio, 1800-1840, by Ellen T. Berry andDavid A. Berry. Contains a list of 7,500 personswho bought land in southeastern Ohio throughthe Marietta Land Office, giving date of purchase,place of residence, etc.• Early Ohio Tax Records, by Esther Weygant Powell.Presents a county-by-county list of Ohioresidents from about 1820 to 1825. Along withthe 1801 tax list of the Virginia Military Districtit contains the names of about 50,000 taxpayersin the 75 counties covered. Also contains listsof original proprietors and settlers, holders ofmilitary warrants, voters’ lists, and householders’lists.• First Ownership of Ohio Lands, by Albion M.Dyer. Names the original proprietors of TheOhio Company, 1788-1792, giving place ofresidence, name of agency, number of slavesowned, etc.System Requirements: You must have a CD-ROM drive, and in order to read the CD you mustuse either the Family Archive Viewer (version 4.0or higher), which is available as a free download atwww.genealogical.com/content/dlfav6.html, or FamilyTree Maker for Windows, version 4.0 or higher(Family Tree Maker software can be ordered fromwww.FamilyTreeMaker.com).96 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Net Family History 010 01 010101010100Everton’s Best RatedGenealogy SitesThis issue of the Helper continues a comprehensive review of websites on the Internet, those with the greatest valueto family historians. The Net Family History (NFH) magazine within a magazine allows in-depth coverage relatingto genealogical research on the Internet. (Note the black bleed at the top of each page so you can thumb directlyto the NFH pages). Each issue includes a new edition of Everton’s Best Rated Genealogy Sites, featuring reviewswritten by the NFH editors. We are presenting annotated lists of genealogy websites, overviews of specific categoriesof websites, new resources, and major updates to existing websites. Websites featured in Everton’s Best Rated GenealogySites, in our opinion are of great value to genealogists. There is no rating system, but the fact that a websiteis mentioned places that website among the top websites online. Any website selected for review in Everton’s BestRated Genealogy Sites, is granted an award and a logo that can be included at the site to recognize it as one of the“Everton’s Best Rated Genealogy Sites.”The Best German & Dutch Sites on the NetBy Jeffr ey A. Bo c k m a nWe continue our look at foreign countries by movingover to the “Continent.” We will start out withGermany because it and its former lands were hometo many U.S. immigrants. People from many othercountries also left for America through the Germanport cities. We will also look at two of Germany’sneighbors, the Netherlands and Belgium. As I mentionedin the last issue, “it is impossible to cover everythingabout researching within a single county inan article, let alone several.” I will attempt to providesome basic information about the various records orin some cases, the lack thereof.The intent of this series is to look at websites thatprovide access to images of real records. There are,however a few “non-image” helpful sites that havealso been included, such as indexes to vital recordsor other official documents where the documents arenot available online.Getting StartedOne of the best places to learn about the various recordsand their availability when starting to do research in anew county is to review the Research Outlines at:Family Searchwww.familysearch.org—Free sitehttp://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset rg.aspThey provide information about the history andavailability of Church records, Civil Registration,Court Records, Census Records, Probate Records,Immigration, and many others.Pick the first letter of the country or location of interestand look for the “Country Research Outline.”Also check to see if they have produced a versionof their new publication titled “Finding Records ofYour Ancestors, Country” for the country of interest.These are downloadable and printable files thatinclude sample images of the various record types.World GenWebProjectwww.worldgenweb.org—Free siteAnother good place to learn about a new location isthe local GenWeb Project site. These are volunteerprojects and the content can vary greatly, but theycan provide information about local records andresources along with links to online or transcribedrecords. Start at the World GenWeb Project and thenselect the region, the country and then finally the localsites. They should also have links to helpful localorganizations and any online records.Major IssuesThere are a number of challenges when starting todo research within continental Europe. One is thelack of countrywide censuses to help you find whereyou ancestor lived. Another is that the countries andNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 97

01 10010001001010100Net Famil Historyboundaries between countries have changed over theyears. There is also the issue of language.Location: You really need to find your ancestor’stown of origin. Work from Known to Unknown.Check every U.S. record to see if there are clues totheir European place of birth. You really need toknow the name of the village and in some cases alsothe region, since there can be several towns with thesame name within a country. Check the U.S. Censusrecords for the year of arrival and see if they werenaturalized. Later passenger lists, immigration, andnaturalization records often contain the village name.The U.S. Federal naturalization records of a spousemay contain the arrival year and village of birth oftheir spouse.If your ancestors arrived before their birthplace wasrequired on naturalization documents, then check therecords of any younger siblings or later family arrivalsto see if they may have provided a clue.Boundaries: Historical maps are very helpful todetermine the geo-political boundaries at a particularpoint in time.Language: It should be of no surprise that the recordswill be written in the language of the area atthat time. Catholic Church records will be in Latin.Even those who know a language can have problemsreading the old Gothic script. As the boundarieschanged, the language of the official records may alsohave changed.There are several websites that can help to translatewords or even an entire webpage. It will not beperfect, but it can give you a good idea of the content.If you are trying to communicate with someone usingmachine translated text, I strongly recommendthat you copy the suggested translated version andthen translate it back to the original language to seeif the meaning is anything close to the original. Afew helpful language websites are:• Babelfish Translateur— http://babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn• Polly Glotto— www.pollyglotto.com (translation:read and hear it)• Majstro Multi-language translator— http://www.majstro.com/Web/Majstro/sdict.php• Google Language Tools— http://www.google.com/language toolsGERMANYFamily Search Research Outline for Germany:www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/guide/Germany.ASPIt is a 60 page 2.8 MB downloadable file.Germany GenWebProjectwww.rootsweb.com/~wggerman—Free siteUnfortunately there is not much information at thissite, but it does have links to the various regionalGenWeb sites.LanguageIt should not be a big surprise if many of the websitesand records are in German.Geburten—Births,Verbindungen—Marriages,Tod & Todesfälle—Death & Deaths, andScheidung—Divorce.Maps & GazetteersFinding the name of an immigrant’s place of birth isessential in order to find and obtain any civil or parishrecords. There are many villages in various provincesand states that have the same name. They were separateentities when they were originally named. Gazetteersand historical maps can help you to locate them andpossibly identify the correct one. Also see the MeyersGazetteer of the German Empire at Ancestry.com.An Atlas of the German Empireby Ludwig RavensteinUniversity of Wisconsin—Madison Librarieswww.library.wisc.edu/etext/ravenstein/home.html—Free siteFrom their website: “The Atlas des Deutschen Reichsby Ludwig Ravenstein is relatively rare in librariesof the United States. The Memorial Library at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison selected the 1883copy in our collection as one of our first digitizationprojects because of its usefulness for genealogists.The atlas helps in tracing the roots of families withorigins in any part of the German empire from thelate 19th century to the early 20th century. BesidesGermany, the maps of this atlas also cover the borderingportions of present-day Austria, Belgium, theCzech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, Lithuania,Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, the RussianFederation, Slovakia, and Switzerland. Due tothe large scale of its maps (1:850,000) and its thoroughgazetteer of place-names, one can locate even smalltowns and villages on the maps in the Ravensteinatlas. A special feature is the marking of the locationsof churches on all of the maps as well as one specialmap with an accompanying table giving statistics onthe religious denominations found throughout theGerman empire down to the Regierungsbezirk andKreis governmental units.”Checking the gazetteer at www.library.wisc.edu/etext/ravenstein/indexdl.html showed that Friesenheimin Baden was on map VII – F6.98 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Net Family History 010 01 010101010100Map VII-F6 for Friesenheim in BadenIt is located between Offenburg and Lahr. The“heim” was abbreviated to “hm.”The gazetteer pages and the individual maps arelarge pdf files that can be downloaded.IEG-Mapshttp://www.ieg-maps.uni-mainz.de—Free site1848 Boundary MapThis website at the INSTITUTE OF EUROPEANHISTORY—MAINZ has numerous historical mapsdating from 1500 to the present at http://www.iegmaps.uni-mainz.de/map1.htm.• Serie 01: Deutschland 1500-2003Gesamtgebiet und StaatenbündeEntire territory or confederations of states• Die deutschen Territorialstaaten und das “AlteReich” von 1500 bis 1806The German territorial states from 1500 to 18061500, 1512, 1555, 1648• Die deutschen Territorialstaaten im ZeitalterNapoleonsThe German territorial states during the NapoleonicPeriod 1806, Rheinbund 1806, 1807,1809, Rheinbund 1810, 1812, Rheinbund1812, 1814• Die deutschen Staaten von 1815 bis 1870The German states from 1815 to 1870 1820, 1848,1867• Das Deutsche Reich 1871 bis 1937The German Empire 1871 to 1937 1871, 1914,1921, 1923, 1930, 1937• Deutschland 1945 bis heuteGermany 1945 to today 1945, Berlin 1945, Länder1947, Besatzungszonen 1947Bundesrepublik: 1949, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1989,1990, 1993, 2003 DDR: 1949, 1952, 3.10.1990• Serie 02: Europa 1504-2008• Serie 03: Europäische Großregionen 1789-2003• Serie 04: Wirtschaftliche Einigung Deutschlands1828-1901• Serie 05: Eisenbahnen in Deutschland 1835-1885• Serie 06: Schiffahrtsstrassen in Deutschland 1850-2003• Serie 07: Strassen in Deutschland 1820-1848• Serie 08: Verwaltungsstrukturen in Deutschland1818-1932• Serie 09: Staatsgebietskarten der Einzelterritorienin Deutschland• Serie 10: Europäische Einzelstaaten• Serie AK: Animierte KartenProGenealogistshttp://www.progenealogists.com/germany—Free siteThis Utah-based research group’s website providesuseful information and links for those doing Germanresearch. They have links to a wide variety of historicmaps and gazetteers.Maps—http://www.progenealogists.com/germany/germaps.htmGazetteers—http://www.progenealogists.com/germany/gazetteersmain.htmlCensusThere have been no national censuses taken. Therewere a few censuses that were taken for variousstates, provinces, or cities. Many were done only forthe statistical information. Schleswig-Holstein andseveral other areas were ruled by Denmark until1864. Censuses were taken in 1769, 1801, 1803, 1834,1835, 1840, 1845, 1850, 1855, and 1860.Arbeitskreis Volkszahl-Registerhttp://www.akvz.de—Free site (in German)—no imagesSelect “Volkszahung Datenbanksuche” to Search byname http://www.akvz.de/e107 plugins/akvzdbmenu/akvzdb.php.Roughly translated from their website: “The AKVZis a private group that concentrates on family andNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 99

01 10010001001010100Net Famil History20, or 50 pages at a time to find the list of names andthen click on the prompts at the top to navigate toother letters. According to Babelfish “Einwohnerverzeichnis”means “Inhabitant Listing.”Family Search Labshttp://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#—Free siteName search for Bockmanhistorical research in the German-language northand Baltic Sea region; particularly the former duchiesSchleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg, the Principalityof Luebeck and the Grand Duchy of MecklenburgSchwerin for the period of 1769 to 1864.We work in close co-operation with the respectivestate and/or national archives, universitären institutes,the working group for economics and socialhistory, the Family History LIBRARY, as well as regionalarchives and associations.The AKVZ makes available the person databasecurrently with 643,897 data records from 1,287 peopleregisters and background information.”The complete 1819 census for Domanialamt Doberanis searchable via the database search. Thereappear to be many other interesting databases andlinks. Knowing German would be helpful.Berlin City DirectoriesBerliner Adressbucherhttp://adressbuch.zlb.de—Free siteThis website contains the images of numerous BerlinCity Directories for the years 1799 to 1943.1910 Directory—Neuhaus listingsMost of the interface is in German but you can selectby year and then navigate the page images, 1, 5,Church Parish RecordsMost of the original baptism, confirmation, marriage,death, and funeral sermon records can stillbe found at the local parish church or at a regionalchurch archives.Germany, Brandenburg and Posen, CivilTranscripts of Parish Registers 1800-1874These two collections contain images of baptism,marriage, and death entries from the state copies ofsome parish registers for the provinces of Brandenburgand Posen. Most of the Posen villages are nowlocated in Poland.Brandenburg, Ahrensdorf 1825Images can be viewed by selecting the provinceand then the village.These images have not been indexed.Ancestry.comwww.Ancestry.com—Subscription sitewww.Ancestry.de—German language siteAccess to Ancestry.com’s foreign databases is availableto World Deluxe Members and Ancestry LibraryEdition users. All of the following databases can beaccessed from the list of all databases for Germanyat http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=1652381&p=3253.CensusThere were only a few censuses taken. There arefour available for Mecklenburg-Schwerin. As an100 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Net Family History 010 01 010101010100alternative, use the various city directories listedbelow.• Mecklenburg-Schwerin Census, 1819 (in German)http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1167• Mecklenburg-Schwerin Census, 1867 (in German)http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=10661867 Grevesmuhlen, Dorf Reppehhagen, page 4“Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network,Inc., 2006. Original data: Mecklenburg-Schwerin(Großherzogtum). Volkszählungsamt. Volkszählungam 3. Dezember 1867. Landeshauptarchiv Schwerin.5.12-3/20 Statistisches Landesamt (1851-1945).Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy formed in1701 through a division of the Duchy of Mecklenburg.In 1815, it became a grand duchy. In 1867-1868, it enteredthe North German Confederation and the GermanCustoms Union. The area of the former GrandDuchy of Mecklenburg is now part of the northeasternGerman state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.The German Customs Union conducted regularcensuses. These statistical enumerations served primarilyto determine the taxable population and themen liable for military service. These censuses used astandard template. The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin participated for the first time in 1867.Before this, two comprehensive censuses had alreadytaken place. The first one, conducted in 1819,had been ordered by the German Confederation, theforerunner of the North German Confederation, todetermine each Confederation territory’s exact militaryquota. Unlike the later censuses, the 1819 censuslisted real property, as well as birthplace and thelength of residence. The second census, conductedin 1866, was prompted by the creation in 1863 ofa customs union between Mecklenburg-Schwerinand Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The union needed to determinethe import duties based on the size of thepopulation. That census was very similar in form tothe 1867 census described here.This census was conducted on the night of the December2 and 3, 1867. Authorized enumerators, wentfrom house to house in their appointed areas, recordingin a “household list” each person who was presentat the time in the apartment or house. Householdmembers who were not physically present at the timeof the census were recorded in an addendum.The following information was recorded abouteach person: first and last name, gender, year of birth,religious affiliation, marital status, occupation or socialstanding, citizenship, the reason why visitorswere in the census area, and distinguishing physicalcharacteristics.These comprehensive household lists have beenpreserved, primarily from the rural communities,in the Main State Archive in Schwerin [LandeshauptarchivSchwerin]. In the larger cities, it isanother story. Here only so-called “control lists”have been preserved. In these lists, only the headof house is listed by name. The number of otherhousehold members is listed, but not their names.The census gives no further information about theseindividuals.Based on the 1867 census, the population of theGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was determinedto be 560,668. Of those, 193,882 people livedin the cities.”• Mecklenburg-Schwerin Census, 1890 (in German)http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1181• Mecklenburg-Schwerin Census, 1900 (in German)http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1191Civil Registration of Birth,Marriage, & Death(Zivilstandsregister or Personenstandsregister)Civil registration began at various time periods forthe various areas. The earliest registration began in1792. Since 1876, civil registration records have beenkept for almost everyone who was born, married, ordied in Germany. Civil registration began in Prussiain 1874. The records are kept at the local civil registryoffice (Standesamt). Unfortunately, these are notavailable online.Bremen, Germany Births on Ships, 1867-1911(in German)http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1272Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.,2008. Original data: Staatsarchiv Bremen. 4,24, SeemannsamtBremen. D.5 Geburtsregister der auf SeeGeborenen, 1868-1883, 1903-1911(FS 5343).“This database contains records of children bornon ships sailing from Bremen, Germany betweenNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 101

01 10010001001010100Net Famil History1867 and 1911. Ships may have included passenger,shipping, fishing or other vessels. Information containedin this database includes:• Name of child• Child’s gender• Child’s birth date• Parents’ names• Parents’ ages*Children’s surnames, in most cases, are not specifiedin the original records. For this database theyhave been inferred from the father’s surname, ifgiven, or from the mother’s surname, if the father’sis not listed.Additional information, such as the parents’ occupationsand residences, might also be listed in therecord and can be found by viewing the image.”Bremen, German Deaths of Sailors andShip Passengers, 1834-1875 (in German)http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1273Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.,2008. Original data: Staatsarchiv Bremen. 4,24, SeemansamtBremen.• D.7 Sterberegister für Todesfälle an Bord, 1845-1875 (FS 5344-5345).• D.8, Bd. 1 Sterbelisten 1834-1861 (FS 5345).“This database contains records of sailors and passengerswho died aboard ships sailing from Bremen,Germany between 1834 and 1875. Sailors may havealso died at ports of call. Ships included passenger,shipping, fishing, and other vessels. Information containedin this database includes:• Name of deceased• Death date• ResidenceAdditional information, such as the deceased’sage at time of death, birthplace, profession, spouse’sname, age and profession, father’s name, age, profession,and residence, mother’s name and age, causeof death, ship name, and ship captain’s name, mayalso be recorded in the record and can be found byviewing the image.The original records were recorded in a few differentformats. One of them consisted of pre-printedforms that were filled in with hand-written information.This format type generally only has two recordsper page. Other records are hand-written in paragraphform, with several records per page.”Church RecordsChurch records are extremely important especiallythose from the time period before civil registrationbegan.Palatine Church Visitations,1609 . . . Deanery of Kuselhttp://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49285About this book: Source: Original data: Staudt, RicardoW. Palatine Church Visitations, 1609 . . . Deaneryof Kusel. Baltimore, MD, USA: GenealogicalPublishing Co., 1990.“The district of Kusel was situated in the westernpart of the German Palatinate, from whicharea came many early emigrants to America.Considering the almost permanent residenceof the Palatines in a given area (prior to emigration),the proof that a particular name occursin an early visitation, as this publicationdoes for Kusel, is almost sufficient evidence ofthe linkage between the emigrant and his forebears—afull century before the great periodof emigration.”Emigration & Passenger ListsMany Germans and other nationalities left Europethrough the ports of Hamburg and Bremen. Unfortunately,the Bremen records were destroyed. Seethe publications listed under WorldVitalRecords forpublications on Bremen departures between 1855and 1871.After searching for the departure record, be sureto also check the U.S. port arrival and immigrationrecords, especially if a name is not found in the indexor if it appears incorrect. The Hamburg index showsan Aloa Bockmann departing, while the New York arrivalrecord clearly showed that her name was Alva.Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934(in German)http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1068Staatsarchiv Hamburg. Hamburg Passenger Lists,1850-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: TheGenerations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: StaatsarchivHamburg, Bestand: 373-7 I, VIII (AuswanderungsamtI). Mikrofilmrollen K 1701 - K 2008, S17363 - S 17383, 13116 - 13183.“This database contains passenger lists ofships that departed from the port of Hamburg,Germany from 1850-1934 (with a gapfrom 1915-1919 due to World War I). The databaseincludes images of the passenger listsdigitized from microfilm in partnership withthe Hamburg State Archive, available here forthe first time online.“A search for Bockman found an entry for an AloaBockmann departing on Jan. 20, 1895 on the Patria102 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Net Family History 010 01 010101010100for New York City. The first name for passenger #16is smudged and it is difficult to read the third letter.The passenger arrival records in NYC clearly showher name as Alva.Passenger 16 was indexed as Aloa not Alva BockmannThe database also includes a partial index, coveringthe years 1890-1913. The index was created bythe Hamburg State Archive, using the original listsin their collection, as part of an ongoing project begunin 1999. The indexing project is mainly financedby the “Hauptfürsorgestelle,” an institution of theCity of Hamburg that supports training programsfor handicapped persons.The Hamburg Passenger lists are a unique sourcefor genealogical research as well as the study of thehistory of emigration and immigration. The lists includeapproximately five million records of individuals,approximately 80 percent of whom were destinedfor the United States. Ca. 475,000 traveled to SouthAmerica, ca. 214,000 to Canada, ca. 100,000 to Africa,ca. 54,000 to Australia, and ca. 10,000 to Asian countries.Most of the lists include the last place of residenceand often the place of birth as well…Approximately one third of the passengers whodeparted Hamburg were from Germany, whilenearly two thirds came from Eastern Europe, especiallyin the period from 1880-1914. Among thesewere approximately 1.2 million people from Russia,Austria-Hungary, Romania, and other countries ofsoutheastern Europe. The records also include about750,000 Jewish immigrants from Russia, who sailedat this time from Hamburg to the United States.From 1850-1854 the lists consisted merely of aroughly alphabetical registration, sometimes evenwith abbreviated first names, later including moredetailed information. From 1854-1910, separate listswere maintained for direct passengers and indirectpassengers. “Direct passengers” were those who arrivedat their final destination upon the same shipthat they were registered on when they departedHamburg. These passengers may have had stopoversin other ports on their way to their final destination,but they remained on the same ship. “Indirect passengers”were those who were registered on one shipin Hamburg, but transferred to another ship beforereaching their final destination. Transfers to otherships occurred mostly in English, French, Belgian,and Dutch ports, and usually had to do with reducingtravel costs. From 1870 to 1892, one third or moreof the passengers traveled via the indirect route, butlater this declined to about four percent. From 1911onward, the direct and indirect passengers were nolonger recorded in separate lists. Information containedin this database includes:• Name of passenger• Gender• Age• Birth date (or estimated birth year if birth dateis not available)• Birthplace• Occupation• Residence• Nationality• Marital status• Relationship to head of family• Religion• Military Service• Final place of destination• Port of departure• Date of departure• Port of arrival• Shipping Line• Ship Type• Accommodation• Ship Name• Which flag sailed under• Source information (page, line, microfilm roll,and series numbers)Not all of this information may be available foreach individual as not all of the passenger list formsincluded all of these fields. Many of these items maybe used to search the index for the years 1890-1913,using the search template.Hamburg Passenger Lists, HandwrittenIndexes, 1855-1934 (in German)http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1166Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data: Staatsarchiv Hamburg, Bestand: 373-7I, VIII (Auswanderungsamt I). Mikrofilmrollen K1871 - K 1962, S 17363 - S 17383, 13174 - 13183.“This database contains handwritten indexes tothe passenger lists of ships departing from Hamburg,Germany. The database includes images digitizedfrom microfilm in partnership with the HamburgNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 103

01 10010001001010100Net Famil HistoryState Archive. To access the original passenger lists,please refer to the database (Hamburg PassengerLists, 1850-1934). These handwritten indexes can assistyou in finding your ancestor in the original passengerlists for the years 1855-1934, and are especiallyhelpful for locating records for those years that havenot yet been electronically indexed.The indexes list all passengers alphabetically bythe first letter of the surname for a range of departuredates. To find a passenger in the index, first choosethe appropriate year range from the browse tablebelow in which your ancestor departed from Hamburg.Until 1910, separate lists were kept for directpassengers and indirect passengers. Direct passengerswere those who sailed on the same ship fromHamburg to their port of destination. Indirect passengerswere those who transferred to another shipen route to their destination. Unless you know whattype of route your ancestor took, you should checkthe volumes for both the direct and the indirect listsfor these years.Next, choose the volume (Band) containing thedate range when the ship departed. Finally, selectthe letter of the alphabet corresponding to the passenger’ssurname.The alphabetical listing is arranged according tothe first letter of the surname only. Therefore, individualswith the surname “Maier” may not necessarilybe listed before individuals with the surname “Müller.”Likewise, “Alexander Maier” may not necessarilybe listed before “Johann Maier.” Because namesare arranged by the first letter of the surname only,you may need to search the entire alphabetical sectionin order to find the person you’re looking for.It’s also important to note that each letter of thealphabet in the index was given a certain number ofpages. When all of the pages for a particular letterwere filled up, the remaining names for that letterwere added to unused pages at the end of anotherletter. Sometimes there will be a note indicating ifsurnames for a letter are continued under anotherletter, but not always, so if you have trouble findingyour ancestor, it may be necessary to search the endingpages of all the other letters.The format of the actual index pages changed overtime. Each index entry may provide the followinginformation:• Passenger’s name• Name of ship• Departure date• Destination port• Page number on which individual is found onactual passenger list• Name of ship’s captainHowever, some index entries, especially for lateryears, are not as comprehensive and may provide aslittle as just the passenger’s name and page number.Nevertheless, this information, combined with theyear of departure, is still sufficient to find the passenger,as the pages of the original lists are numberedby year.Once you have found your ancestor in these indexes,use that information to locate them in the actualpassenger lists database (Hamburg PassengerLists, 1850-1934). In order to quickly browse to thecorrect passenger list page, you will need to knowat least what year they sailed and the departure dateor page number. (Until 1910, you will also need tonote whether you found them in a direct or indirectindex).Please note that not all of the original passengerlist images have a page number listed on the page.Some passenger lists are actually several pages long.If your ancestor is not listed on the image with thepage number on it, try looking for them on the nextfew images after it. In general, a new passenger listis starting if you come across another image witha different page number. The page numbers on theoriginal lists are generally written by hand in theupper right corner of the page.If your ancestor departed between 1890 and 1913,you may want to try searching the Hamburg PassengerLists, 1850-1934 database by name, as those yearsin that database have been electronically indexed bypassenger name.”Bremen, Germany Ships Crew Lists, 1815-1917(in German)http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1067Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data:Staatsarchiv Bremen. 4,24, Seemannsamt Bremen:• E.4: Musterungen der Grönlandfahrer 1815-1872(FS 5363).• E.5: Anmusterungen von Seeleuten in Bremen,chronologisch 1815-1835 (FS 5363).• E.6: Heuerbuch des Bremer Wasserschouts 1821-1837 Juli 1 (FS 5364).• E.7: Musterungslisten der Schiffe, geführt vomBremer Wasserschout 1837 Juli – 1873 Mai (FS5364-5368).• G.3: Kahnschiffer Musterungen, chronologis-ches Verzeichnis 1862-1914 (FS 5388).• G.4: Musterungsverzeichnis der Schlepp- undPassagierschiffe auf der Weser 1859-1917 (FS5388).• G.6: Verzeichnis der auf der Weser fahrendenMannschaften 1895-1905 (FS 5389).104 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Net Family History 010 01 010101010100This database is a collection of thousands of shipcrew lists from Bremen, Germany. The crew listscover the years 1815-1917. Information contained inthis database about the crew members includes:• Name• Birth year or age• Birthplace• Residence• Ship name• Captain’s name• Date mustered in• DestinationAdditional information might also be available byviewing the corresponding image, including:• Individual’s position in the crew• Wage• Citizenship• Type and size of ship sailed on.These lists cover crews on cargo ships, shipping,fishing, and whaling vessels, passenger ships, andsmall river crafts.Bremen, Germany Sailors Registry, 1824-1917(in German)http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1065Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data:Staatsarchiv Bremen. 4,24, Seemansamt Bremen:• E.8: Seeleuteregister des Bremer Wasserschouts1837-1873 (FS 5368-5377).• G.1: Kahnschiffer Musterungen 1824-1862 (FS5387).• G.2: Kahnschiffer und Mannschaften 1862-1909(FS 5387-5388).• G.4: Musterungsverzeichnis der Schlepp- undPassagierschiffe auf der Weser, 1859-1917 (FS5388-5389).This database is a collection of service records ofover 50,000 sailors who enlisted with crews in Bremen,Germany. The service records cover the years1824-1917. Information contained in this databaseabout the sailors includes:• Name• Birth year or birth date• Birthplace• ResidenceAdditional information such as the individual’sposition in the crew, wage, ship sailed on, captain’sname, date mustered out, and destination may alsobe available on the image.When a sailor wanted to sign up for a crew, hehad to register. These registers are what comprisethese service records. The records are generally arrangedby individual so that all of the informationon one individual is in one record, with informationon multiple voyages listed below. There are generallyfour individuals listed on a page. The majority of theships that were sailed on were fishing or cargo ships,rather than passenger ships.Choose an archive collection:• Kahnschiffer Musterungen, 1824-1862• Kahnschiffer und Mannschaften, 1862-1909• Musterungsverzeichnis der Schlepp- und Passagierschiffeauf der Weser, 1859-1917• Seeleuteregister des Bremer Wasserschouts,1837-1873Other Helpful IndexesBaden, Germany Emigration Index, 1866-1911—Free site—no imageshttp://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4610Hertenstein results showing that Christianleft Feiesenheim in 1875 with eight othersProvo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.,2000. Original data: Badisches GenerallandesarchivKarlsruhe. Auswanderer, 1866-1911. Salt Lake City.Microfilm of card index by the Genealogical Societyof Utah, 1976-1978.“In 1814 the Congress of Vienna recognized Badenas a sovereign member of the German Confederation.For more than 100 years following this event,Baden would be involved in both political and economicturmoil, which led many people to leave thearea. While it may take months or years to find anAmerican document stating where an immigrantancestor was born or resided in Germany, searchingemigration records may produce that information infar less time. This index, compiled by the BadischenGenerallandesarchive Karlsruhe and microfilmed bythe Genealogical Society of Utah, contains the namesof over 28,000 persons who left Baden between 1866Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 105

01 10010001001010100Net Famil Historyand 1911. Each entry includes the emigrant’s name,residence or place of birth, and the year of departure.Wives were not indexed separately unless they traveledalone or with their children. Children who leftwith one or both parents were not indexed. Somecards state that the person whose name is listed wastraveling with “five persons” without naming eachindividual. The emigration lists were sent from districtoffices scattered throughout the state of Baden,to one central office. From these lists a card indexwas developed. This electronic index was translatedand keyed from the microfilmed copy of the records.Anyone with ancestry based in this German stateshould find these records interesting.“Not everyone who left Baden applied for permissionto emigrate, but others of the same surname mayhave emigrated at another time. When tracking anancestor with an uncommon surname who can’t beidentified in the database, it may be worthwhile tosearch the church records of the towns where otherswith the same surname originated.“Since Germans often were known by a middlename (some were given three middle names), it’s agood idea to review the record of each person listedunder an ancestor’s surname. Someone known asGeorge Bower in the United States may be appearin German records as Georg Bauer or Baur. MichaelPalmer could be listed as Georg Michael Palmer.”Brandenburg, Prussia Emigration Records(in German)—Free site—no imageshttp://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4121Wolfert, Marion, comp. Brandenburg, Prussia EmigrationRecords [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data:Auswanderungskartei (emigration cards) located atBrandenburgishes Landeshauptarchiv in Potsdam,Germany or Family History Library microfiche#6109219-6109220 (54 total fiches).“This database is a collection of government recordsregarding persons emigrating from the Prussianprovince of Brandenburg in the 19th century.Each record provides the emigrant’s name, age, occupationor relationship, residence, destination, andyear of emigration. The database contains the namesof more than 36,800 persons.“A province of the Prussian Empire, Brandenburgstretched from the Elbe River to beyond the OderRiver and into modern Poland in the 1800s. This databaseis a collection of government records regardingpersons emigrating from the province in the 19th andearly 20th centuries. Each record generally includesthe emigrant’s name, age, place of origin, destination,and year of emigration. Many records also includethe individuals standing (occupation and/or relationship)and some include the birth date. The databasecontains the names of more than 61,000 persons.“Beginning in the early 19th century, the Brandenburgprovincial government kept records of peoplewho requested permission to leave the county. Mostemigrants went to North America (Nord-Amerika),but a few also went to Australia, the Netherlands,Austria, Russia, or elsewhere. Only those who receivedpermission to leave were listed. Many emigratedwithout official permission.”Wuerttemberg, Germany Emigration Index—Free site—no imageshttp://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3141Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1997.Original data: Schenk, Trudy. Wuerttemberg EmigrationIndex. Vol. I-VIII. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Ancestry,Inc., 1986.About Wuerttemberg, Germany Emigration Index.“The Wuerttemberg Emigration Index is an eightvolume work that represents the thousands of Germanand Prussian immigrants to the United Statesthat made application to emigrate at Wuerttemberg,Germany. This collection, filmed at Ludwigsburg,contains the names of approximately 60,000 personswho made application to leave Germany from the late18th century to 1900. The information supplied oneach person includes: name, date and place of birth,residence at time of application and application date,and microfilm number.The Wuerttemberg emigration records are aunique collection of papers and documents on applicantswho filed for permission to emigrate fromGermany during the 19th century. These records arenot alphabetized nor are the pages numbered, whichmakes a search through them complicated and timeconsuming. In many cases, as many as eight pageswere written on one person, including a birth certificateor a family record, military release, and renunciationof citizenship rights. Often the handwriting inthese documents is almost indecipherable for even anexperienced German researcher. It is almost impossiblefor a layman to search through these recordssuccessfully.“Emigrants leaving without permission are, ofcourse, not listed at the time of emigration. Yet manyof these emigrants, later in life, after having arrivedin the land of their destination, sent word back to theWuerttemberg state and town officials renouncingtheir citizenship rights. Such repudiation is also documentedin the Wuerttemberg emigration records.“There were as many as 800,000 people who emigratedto other parts of the world from Wuerttemberg106 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Net Family History 010 01 010101010100since the late 17th century, including the period afterWorld War II. A great number of those who emigratedto the German colonies in the Russian Empire,came to the United States in the 19th and early 20thcenturies. Indeed, a significant percentage of all Germanemigrants to North America have come fromWuerttemberg.“The researcher should be aware of an anglicizedspelling change in the United States and check outseveral spelling possibilities. All names listed arespelled in the most common German way. For instance,a man’s name “John” in America can beshown as “Johann” or even “Hans.” Place names areall spelled as they will be listed in a German gazetteeror located on a German map.“One important fact should be observed when usinga modern map of Germany or a map of Wuerttemberg:Within the last twenty years small villageshave merged and often a new name was designated.For example, the village of Kaltenwesten in OberamtBesigheim does not exist on any map or German gazetteer.It can only be located in conjunction with thevillage Neckarwestheim. Therefore, it is advisable toconsult older maps in trying to locate a given area.“The original Wuerttemberg emigration recordswere compiled according to the Oberamt to which theapplicant belonged. An Oberamt is roughly equivalentto a district town (or county seat in America).“The country of destination for each emigrant isgiven and regions such as Maehren (Moravia), Siebenbuergen(Transylvania), Rumaenian (Romania),Sudetenland and Czechoslovakia, which were allpart of the Austrian empire, are designated as Austria.The actual emigration record gives more detailson each single applicant.“Some names may be difficult to locate because ofpeculiarities in the German language. German surnamesthat carry an “Umlaut,” i.e. a modified vowel(ä, ö, ü), have been changed to their English equivalents;thus ä = ae, ö = oe, ü = ue are indexed as such.Surnames composed of two or more distinct wordshave been alphabetized under the final word. Thus,von Vogel is found as Vogel von.“When a family or husband and wife appliedjointly, the entry would be as follows: Weidmann,Hans Peter & W or Becker, Alois & W, respectively.The wife would be listed separately by her maidenname in alphabetical order. In cases of a widow withchildren or a single woman with an illegitimate child,the listing will appear as follows: Widmann, Heinrike& C. A widow also may be listed as Widmann,Heinrike & F.“The date of application for emigration should notbe assumed to be the date of emigration. In severalcases, emigration was not granted until some timelater, or the emigrant had already left secretly beforethat date.”Directories & Member ListsThere are over 624 address books dating mostly fromthe late 1800s and early 1900s. They can be selected byname or by narrowed down by state. Many of themhave been indexed. These may be helpful to locatewhere a family lived. They will also help to learnmore about them.http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=1652381&p=3253&categoryFilterID=37&showPaging=trueBerliner Adreßbuch 1914, Zweiter Bandhttp://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=31318Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data: Berliner Adreßbuch 1914, Zweiter Band.Berlin: August Scherl Verlag, 1914.This directory can be searched by name and a listof pages is returned. When the pages are viewed theselected term is highlighted. Directories can helpto locate a person, find their address, possibly theiroccupation, and maybe even an advertisement forthe business.GazetteersMeyers Gazetteer of the German Empirehttp://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1074Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data: Erich Uetrecht. Meyers Orts- undVerkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs. 5th Edition.Leipzig, Germany: Bibliographisches Institut,1912-1913.“This database contains Meyers Geographical andCommercial Gazetteer of the German Empire (orMeyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des DeutschenReichs in German). This gazetteer of the German Empireis the gazetteer to use to locate place names inNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 107

01 10010001001010100Net Famil HistoryGerman research. It was originally compiled in 1912.This gazetteer … includes all areas that were part ofthe pre-World War I (WWI) German Empire. Gazetteerspublished after WWI may not include partsof the Empire that were lost to bordering countries.Overall, this gazetteer includes more than 210,000cities, towns, hamlets, villages, etc.“Gazetteers not only help you pinpoint a specificplace and associate them with the jurisdictions towhich they belong, but they can also provide interestingfacts about the community and help you toknow where to look for additional records. For example,from Meyers Orts you may learn about thesize of the town, if there was a post office, where thenearest train station was located, and where the civilregistration office was located.”Place names are listed alphabetically: Volume I:A-K, Volume II: L-Z, and Volume III: Supplement(contains additions and corrections). Each entrycontains a paragraph of information. If all of the informationis available it will include the followingthings and appear in the following order:• Name of place• Place type• Name of state to which it belongs• Government district• Population• Post Office and other Communicationsinformation• Railroad information• Courts• Consulate• Embassy• Churches• Schools• Institutes• Military• Financial• Business Institutions• Trades and Industries• Shipping Traffic• Local government services• Dependent PlacesThe paragraphs of information are full of abbreviations,which were used to save space. At the beginningof Volume I is an abbreviation list. There is ahelpful How to use Meyer’s Gazetteer guide publishedby the Family History Library.History & Family HistoryThere are 66 family and history books that have beenscanned. http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=1652381&p=3253&categoryFilterID=33&showPaging=trueLearning about the history of the area where yourancestors lived can give insight into what they livesmight have been like and it may also provide clues asto why they left the area. Famine, drought, politicalor religious conflicts, military service requirements,taxes, or war could have helped them to decide toleave.History of Prussia—Free IndexSource: Original data: Herbert Tuttle. History of Prussia,4 volumes London, England: 1883. Published inEnglishVol. 1 1883—http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30245Vol. 2 1888—http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30274Vol. 3 1888—http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30275Vol. 4 1896—http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30276Finding a published family history can save you alot of effort, especially if the sources are documented.Use the published information as clues until you haveverified that as least some of the research was welldone and correct.Chronik der aus Lauban stammendenFamilie Schulze (Schultze)http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=29576&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0Generation 1Source: Original data: Schulze, Bruno. Chronik deraus Lauban stammenden Familie Schulze (Schultze) :nebst einigen Nachrichten über die mit derselbenverwandten und verschwägerten Familien : Nach108 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Net Family History 010 01 010101010100Urkunden und anderweittigen zuverlässigen undverbürgten Mittheilungen und Nachrichten zusammengestellt.Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Breitkopfund Härtel, 1901.Notes: Includes indexes.Subjects: Schultz family, Schulze family, Schultzefamily.Passenger ListsWorldVitalRecordswww.worldvitalrecords.com—Subscription siteFor a list of all German materials click on the countryon their home page or use the following link:http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/contentlisting.aspx?sb=c&p=germany.ImmigrationThe following databases contain images of the publication,not the original records.German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Boundfrom Bremen to New York, 1855 - 1862German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Boundfrom Bremen to New York, 1855 - 1862, With Places ofOrigin. Gary J. Zimmerman. (1986) xx + 167 pp.”The second volume of German Immigrants providesinformation on about 35,000 German immigrantsfrom Bremen who arrived in New Yorkfrom 1855 to 1862. The names are arranged alphabetically,and family members are grouped together,usually under the head of the household.In addition, data on age, place of origin, date ofarrival, and the name of the ship are supplied,plus citations to the original source material.”German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Boundfrom Bremen to New York, 1863 - 1867German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Boundfrom Bremen to New York, 1863 - 1867, With Placesof Origin. Gary J. Zimmerman. (1968) 221 pp.“This is the third volume of the German Immigrantsseries, this one listing passengers from Bremen toNew York between 1863 and September 1867. In effect,it is a partial reconstruction of the Bremen records,based on official passenger lists and manifestsin the custody of the National Archives.Not all of the Bremen passengers of the 1863-1867 period are included in this work—only thosefor whom a specific place of origin is noted in themanifests. Similar in arrangement to numbers 6580and 6581 above, this volume provides place of origininformation on about 35,000 immigrants.”German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Boundfrom Bremen to New York, 1868 - 187129,477 German Immigrants: Lists of PassengersBound from Bremen to New York, 1868 - 1871, WithPlaces of Origin. Gary J. Zimmerman and MarionWolfert. (1993) 218 pp.”Following the death of her collaborator Gary Zimmerman,Marion Wolfert has carried on with the GermanImmigrants series, providing us with the longawaited fourth volume. Similar in all other respectsto the previous volumes in the series, this new volumespans the period 1868-1871 and identifies 32,000German passengers bound from Bremen to New Yorkabout whom a specific place of origin is noted in themanifests. For convenience, immigrants’ names are arrangedin alphabetical order, and family members aregrouped together, usually under head of household.In addition, details concerning age, place of origin,date of arrival, and name of ship are provided, as arespecific citations to the original source material.”Die MausBremen Passenger Lists 1920-1939http://db.genealogy.net/maus/gate/index en.html—Free site, no imagesOnly 2851 of the 4420 passenger lists for that timeperiod still exist. They have been completely transcribed,with a total of 637,880 passengers. It also includessome records for 1830 to 1857. The informationhas been compiled from a variety of sources listedunder “Bibliography to the ship data” at ht t p://web2.vs163224.vserver.de/quellen.html.The database can be searched by name, however Ionly obtained results when I used the soundex searchoption. It returns a list sorted by the passenger’s firstname.Soundex search for NeuhausYou can then use the Edit, Find feature to searchfor a particular name or date on the page. They areNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 109

01 10010001001010100Net Famil Historyalso highlighted in red. The transcribed passengerlists can also be accessed via a listing by the dateof departure. The information contained in the passengerlists vary by year. It can include age, familystatus, occupation, nationality, and destination.The Bremen Archives Law (Bremisches Archivgesetzfrom 07 mai 1991, BremGBl. 1991 p. 159 and BremischeArchivbenutzungsordnung from 01 march1993, BremGBl. 1993 p. 99) sets the period of dataprotection as 90 years beyond birth. Some of the informationfor children born after 1911 is shown as“priv.” to conform to this law.NewspapersDeutsch National Bibliothekhttp://www.d-nb.de/eng/index.htm—English homepageExile Collectionhttp://deposit.ddb.de/online/exil/exil.htmInformation about the project in German and a listof publications and the dates can be found at ht t p://deposit.ddb.de/online/exil/erlaeuterungen.htm. Amachine translated version is:“In the context of the project promoted by the Germanresearch council between 1998 and 2003 in theGerman library Frankfurt/Main from the existenceof German exile archives 1933 - 1945 Frankfurt/Mainand the collection exile literature Leipzig selectedexile newspapers and magazines were digitized.The magazine existence of German exile archivesand the collection exile literature covers togetherapproximately 30,000 individual expenditures andvolumes about 900 magazine titles. For the digitization,altogether 30 titles were selected (extent: approx.100,000 sides), which are to present as broad aspectrum of the exile press as possible 1933-1945.”They include:• Aufbau (New York)• Acht-Uhr-Abendblatt (Shanghai)• Das Andere Deutschland/+ La Otra Alemania(Buenos Aires/Montevideo)• Das blaue Heft (Paris)• Der deutsche Schriftsteller (Paris)• Der deutsche Weg (Oldenzaal)• Europäische Hefte (Pragl)• Freie deutsche Kultur (London)• Freie Kunst und Literatur (Paris)• Gelbe Post (Shanghai)• Gemeindeblatt der Jüdischen Gemeinde Berlin(Berlin)• Gemeindeblatt der Jüdischen Gemeinde Shanghai(Shanghai)• Internationale Literatur (Moskau)• The Jewish Voice of the far East (Shanghai)• Jüdische Revue (Mukacevo u.a.)• Kunst und Wissen (London)• Neuer Vorwärts (Karlsbad; Paris)• Ordo (Paris)• Pariser Tageblatt (Paris)• Pariser Tageszeitung (Paris)• PEM’s Privatberichte (Wien; London)• Das Reich (Saarbrücken)• Shanghai Jewish Chronicle (Shanghai)• Shanghai Echo (Shanghai)• Sozialistische Warte (Paris)• Die Tribüne (Shanghai)• Über die Grenzen (Affoltern a.A.)• Zeitschrift für freie deutsche Forschung (Paris)• Die Zeitung (London)Individual publications can be selected andbrowsed. Users can also Suche “Alle Zeitschriften,”search all magazines or publications. The followingimage is one of the Neuhaus search results.Aufbau Dec. 7, 1945—Personalia—Isadore NeuhausKranten-HistorischHistoric Newspapershttp://kranten-historisch.startpagina.nl—Free siteThis site contains links to numerous digital newspapersincluding many in Germany:• Amtspresse Preußens 1863-1984• Augspurgische Postzeitung 1770-1848• Bayerische Zeitungen 1854-1945• Die Welt 1995• Die Zeit 1946• Digizeitschriften• Frankfurter Allgemeine 1993• Freiburger Zeitung 1784-1943• Heidelberger Zeitungen 1861-1919• Jüdischer Periodika 1806-1938• Sachsener Zeitungen• Staufener Wochenblatt 1875-1968110 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Net Family History 010 01 010101010100NetherlandsMost people may not think that they have any interestin the Netherlands, but those with New Englandancestors may have a connection, since many of theearly pilgrim families lived in Leiden after they leftEngland and before they came over to America.Family Search ResearchOutline for Netherlandswww.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/guide/Netherlands.ASPNetherlands GenWeb Projecthttp://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nldwgw/—Free siteThis project is looking for a coordinator. It is a verybasic site with links to the local GenWeb projects andto other helpful sites: www.genealogylinks.net/europe/netherlands/index.html.LanguageDutch is the primary language. A few helpful wordsfor genealogy are:• Achternaam—surname• Genealogie—genealogy• Kwartierstaat—a list of all ancestors• Stamreeks—a list showing the descent in themale line• Stamboomonderzoek—research on the familytree• Geboorten—Births• Huwelijken—Marriages & Marriage Registers• Overlijdens—Deaths• Echtscheidingen—Divorce Records are recordedat the back of the marriage register ofthe municipality where the couple lived at thetime of their divorce.Maps & GazetteersNationaal Archiefhttp://www.en.nationaalarchief.nl/voorouders/zoeken/—Free site in Dutchhttp://www.en.nationaalarchief.nl/default.asp—EnglishAtlas of Mutual Heritagehttp://www.nationaalarchief.nl/amh/main.aspx?lang=en—EnglishThey have a collection of maps, drawings, prints,and paintings of locations related to the Dutch EastIndia Company (Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie,VOC) and the West-Indische Compagnie (WIC).There are currently 5530 images drawn from a varietyof collections in the Netherlands and abroad. Thewebsite also offers a complete overview of the placeswhere the VOC and the WIC were based.Images can be selected by name or by clicking ona map location:Maps for the NetherlandsFreed from Slavery (Curaçao)http://www.nationaalarchief.nl/vrij-van-slavernij—in Dutch”This database covers the freeing of slaves in theDutch colony of Curaçao and its dependent islands.It contains personal details of both the freed slavesand their former owners, in the form of so-called“manumissions”—deeds of emancipation—datingfrom 1722-1863. In all, approximately 5000 releasesare included.”Civil RegistrationCivil registration is crucial for research in the Netherlands.Civil authorities began registering births,marriages, and deaths on 1 March 1811 (earlier forsome southern areas). After this date all individualswho lived in the Netherlands are recorded. Becausethey cover the entire population, are indexed, andare easily accessible, civil registration records are themost important source for genealogical research inthe Netherlands.Because of these annexations, records for theseareas begin earlier than the rest of the country.Limburg. Parts of the province of Limburg wereannexed by France at different times, namely in 1795,1798, and 1801.Zeeuws–Vlaanderen. The area of Zeeuws–Vlaanderen,in the province of Zeeland, was annexed byFrance in 1795.Genliashttp://www.genlias.nl—Free site (in Dutch)—no imageshttp://www.genlias.nl/en/page0.jsp—English starting pageNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 111

01 10010001001010100Net Famil HistoryPilgrim Archiveshttp://www.pilgrimarchives.nl/html/pilgrimarchives/tpa eng.html—Free site (in English)This site has a brief history of the Pilgrims since manyof them lived in Leiden before coming to America onthe Mayflower (1620), Fortune (1621), Anne and LittleJames (1623) and the second Mayflower (1629).There are transcribed records pertaining to thepilgrims beginning in 1603. For each record there is asummary in both English and Dutch. The records canbe searched by a name or key word. Start by clickingon Search. They can also be viewed chronologicallyby selecting Chronological List.Genlias is creating an index from the registers ofbirths, deaths, and marriages starting in 1811. Dueto privacy laws the file currently includes only:• birth certificates up to and including 1902• marriage certificates up to and including1922• death certificates up to and including 1952Certificates after these dates must be requested atthe municipalities.This is still a work in progress that currently hasover 40 million people. To see if the records of a particularregion have been completed see: http://www.genlias.nl/en/page16.jsp.Search Genlias: http://www.genlias.nl/en/search.jspSearch Results for BockmanI was somewhat surprised to find a number ofentries of Bockman. I probably should not havebeen, since this area is relatively close to northernGermany where there were a number of them andto Denmark where there were at least a few, includingmy ancestors. This is definitely a possibleplace for me to look for earlier ancestors and distantcousins.Leiden Archiveshttp://www.leidenarchief.nl/Select Digitale Stamboom to view their transcribedrecords. Then click on the British Flag for the Englishinterface. The “Digital Family Tree” is a volunteerproject to create an online index that currently includestranscriptions of the following records:Leiden• Register of marriages of the Roman CatholicChurch, 1642-1811• Register of marriages before city magistrates,1592-1795• Register of banns (Calvinistic Churches), 1575-1712• Register of baptisms of the Remonstrant church1663-1904• Register of marriages, 1863-1920Warmond• 10-yearly cumulative index on births, 1811-1892• 10-yearly cumulative index on marriages, 1811-1902• 10-yearly cumulative index on deaths, 1811-1902Rijnsburg• 10-yearly cumulative index on births, 1811-1892• 10-yearly cumulative index on marriages, 1812-1912• 10-yearly cumulative index on deaths, 1812-1912Zoeterwoude• Register of births, 1811-1904• Register of marriages, 1811-1923• Register of deaths, 1811-1954Leiderdorp• Register of marriages, 1812-1898• Register of birth, 1812-1904• Register of death,1812-1898SearchingClick on the Search tab at the top to search all of therecords.A brief search summary for any selected entryis returned. Clicking on any entry in the summarybrings up a more detailed transcription.112 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Net Family History 010 01 010101010100The search covers every field, since the search resultsfor Bockman returned a 1645-12-09 (December9th) marriage record that showed that the bride was“Catharijn Pietersdr, widow of Pieter Fransz Bockman,living at Vleresteech.” There are no online images,but copies of the records can be ordered.“Ooststellingwerf (municipality), images housecards 1920-1940 [JPG] with occupants in Appelscha,Donkerbroek, Haule, Haulerwijk and Oosterwolde”http://www2.tresoar.nl/woningkaarten/Haule card #1The Geneaknowhow site includes many linksto entries that are located at Van Papier Naar Digitall.One of the databases listed under “Groningen—internet” is:Bockman Marriage Search ResultsClicking on any of the underlined names will starta new search for that name. While many of the keyterms have been translated into English, the Remarksare still in Dutch.Unfortunately I was not able to find any entries forone of my early ancestors, Philippe de la Noye (Lannoy),who was born in Leiden in 1602 and baptizedin 1603. The marriage of his parents is also not listed,since they were not married by the city magistrate orin the Catholic Church.GeneaknowhowDigital Resources Netherlands and Belgiumhttp://www.geneaknowhow.net/digi/resources.html—Free site—some in EnglishThis is a collection of links to various websites organizedby region and then city or name some of whichcontain images of records or publications.In the left frame, select internet under the desiredregion.The various files sorted by name. Many of theentries are links to Genlias, some are indexes, butmany of the descriptions contains the term “images“to designate that there are scanned images. Many ofthem are very large files in PDF format.Under Province “Friesland—internet,” one entrywas for:Eenrum, images ref. baptisms, marriagesand church members 1686-1730 [PDF]http://www.den-braber.nl/vpnd/gr/eenrumdtb.htmldoop, trouw, lidmaten NG 1724-1730This is a 4.8MB pdf file.Van Papier Naar Digitallhttp://www.den-braber.nl/vpnd/statuspagina.html—Free site (in Dutch)This site containing over 158,000 images of archivalmaterial. These are large pdf files. Some are imagesand others are transcriptions. Select the region andthen select from a list of the available records. It iseasier to identify the images at the Digital ResourcesNetherlands and Belgium site.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 113

01 10010001001010100Net Famil HistoryNewspapersdoop, trouw, lidmaten NG 1724-1730Kranten-Historisch Historic Newspapershttp://kranten-historisch.startpagina.nl—Free siteThis site has links to numerous digital newspapersin the Netherlands and other countries around theworld.Leeuwarder Courant (Friesland)http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nlThis paper began publication in 1752. The site requiresa free registration with name & email in orderto login. You can browse the papers by date andpage.Belgium was formed in 1831. Prior to that time ithad been a part of the Netherlands and France. It hasbeen ruled by the Hapsburg, Spain, and Burgundy.There is no Family Search Research Outline forBelgium. Good alternatives are the ProGenealogistswebsite at www.progenealogists.com/belgium/ andthe Genealogical Society of Flemish Americans athttp://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gsfa/.Belgium GenWebProjectThere is no GenWeb official project site, only a linkto the SVVF site listed below.LanguageThe northern part of the country known as Flandersspeaks Flemish which is basically Dutch.The southern part of the country known as Walloonspeaks a variation of French.• Naissances—Births,• Mariages—Marriages,• Morte, Les décès—Death & Deaths,• and Divorce—Divorce.MapsBibliotheek van de Universiteit van AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam Libraryhttp://dpc.uba.uva.nl:/kaartencollectie/—Free site (in Dutch)Jan. 1, 1900BelgiumAnybody that is a descendent of William the Conquerorand Matilda of Flanders has roots in the areathat is now Belgium. Before William conquered Englandhe conquered the heart of Matilda the daughterof Baldwin V, the Count of Flanders. He supposedlyrode up on horseback and literally swept her off herfeet as she was leaving a church in Bruges (Brugge)with her family.Brose—Blader door de collectie• To search, choose Zook in de collectie• To browse, choose Blader door de collectieThere are over 400 historic maps beginning in the1500s that include many town diagrams.Clicking on a thumbnail will bring up a large imagethat can be easily zoomed and navigated.114 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Net Family History 010 01 010101010100Kyoto University Libraryhttp://edb.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/exhibit/f07/f07cont.html—Free siteThis site falls in the “you never know what you willfind and where you will find it” category. Specialthanks go to http://www.maphistory.info/imageeurcont.htmlfor finding it. There are also links to a numberof other Belgium maps.The Kyoto University website is in Japanese andmost browsers will show the Japanese characters asa jumble. The links below go directly to the collectionof enlargeable, very high resolution city plans, andimages from publications produced by Le Chevalierde Beaulieu le Donjon in the late 17th century.They start with a blank cover so just click theright arrow to start turning the pages of the bookswhich are in French. They include maps of thearea and towns, drawings of castles, and historicalinformation.• Plan et cartes des ville d’Artois• http://edb.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/exhibit/f07/image/1/f07s0001.htmledb.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/exhibit/f07/image/3/f07s0182.html• Les plans et profils des principales villes et lieuxconsiderables du duche de Cambray ht t p://edb.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/exhibit/f07/image/3/f07s0184.html• Les plans et profils des principales villes etlieux considerables du comte de Haynaut htt p://edb.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/exhibit/f07/image/3/f07s0192.html• Les plans et profils des principales villes etlieux considerables du comte de Namur ht t p://edb.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/exhibit/f07/image/3/f07s0228.html• Les plans et profils des principales villes et lieuxconsiderables du duche de Limbourg ht t p://edb.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/exhibit/f07/image/3/f07s0240.html• Les plans et profils des principales villes et lieuxconsiderables du duche de Luxembourg ht t p://edb.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/exhibit/f07/image/3/f07s0244.htmlPatrimoine Cartographique de Walloniehttp://patrimoine.met.wallonie.be/cartotheque/—Free site (in French)Select the FR—French interface (the only one available),click on Continuer.Choose “Recherche en Wallonie” for maps withinWalloon.Page 7—General Map of Artois• Les plans et profils des principales villes etlieux considerables du comte de Flandre ht t p://edb.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/exhibit/f07/image/2/f07s0057.html• Les plans et profils des principales villes et lieuxconsiderables du comte d’Alost ou Flandre imperialehttp://edb.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/exhibit/f07/image/3/f07s0155.html• Les plans et profils des principales villes etlieux considerables du duche de Brabant ht t p://edb.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/exhibit/f07/image/3/f07s0172.html• Les plans et profils des principales villes etlieux considerables du duche de Gueldre ht t p://Select Walloon towns by map or nameChoose “Recherche Hors Wallonie” for maps outsideWalloon including:• Province de Flandre Orientale• Province de Flandre Occidentale• Province d’Anvers• Province du Brabant FlamandNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 115

01 10010001001010100Net Famil History• Province du Limbourg• Région de Bruxelles-CapitaleCensus RecordsSamenwerkingsverband VlaamseVerenigingen voor Familiekunde vzwhttp://www.svvf.net—Free site in Dutch with some sections in English“The SVVF is an umbrella organisation recognisedby the Flemish Ministry of Culture and which bringstogether the most important genealogical associationsin Flanders and coordinates their activities.Every genealogist will find plenty of very useful informationon this website.”Select Externe Databanken and then choose a regionfor a list of transcribed census, parish, and variousother records. It does not appear to have links toany images.Databases for Vlaams-BrabantFor links to local archives select “Archieven enBronnen,” then Stadsarchieven http://www.svvf.net/imported/Stadsarchieven.htmActagena.orghttp://www.actagena.org/en/home/index.php—Free site1796 Census for Nieuwrode, Brabant“The aim of our genealogical working-group East-Brabant is to make available to the researchers exact,reliable, and complete family data records.”They have transcribed a number of the local 1796census records. The webpage is in Dutch, the columnheadings are in English, however the data commentsare in French.Cultivateur is farmer, sa femme is his wife, sa filleis his daughter, and son fils is his son.GeneaknowhowDigital Resources Netherlands and Belgiumhttp://www.geneaknowhow.net/digi/resources.html—Free site—Some in EnglishSelect internet in the left frame for the areas in Belgium:Limburg B, Brabant Walloon, Luxembourg,and Brussels which includes:• Brussel, burials 1347...1821 [SEARCH] from severalparishes with various periodes• Brussel, index cath. baptisms St. Nicolaas 1701-1817 [ZIP, PDF] file is 1 MB• Brussel, index cath. marriages St. Nicolaas1618-1794 [ZIP, PDF] file is 925 KB; also a chronologicalindex is available [ZIP, PDF] file is1 MB• Brussel, baptisms, foundlings, and illegals St.Nicolaas 1724-1794 [PDF]• Brussel, index cath. marriages 1795-1817, 1821,1851-1860 [ZIP, PDF] file is 300 KB• Brussel, killed in September 1830 victims weremainly from Belgium• Haren, index cath. baptisms and marriages1569-1796 [PDF]• Jette, index cath. (St. Peter) baptisms 1587-1796,marriages 1586-1796 and deaths 1625-1796PDF]• Laken, index cath. marriages 1593-1793 [PDF]• Laken, images headstones cemetery beside thefbeeldingen grafzerken begraafplaats naast deOur Lady’s Church• St. Agatha-Berchem, index cath. marriages 1608-1798 [PDF]NewspapersBibliotheek Kris Lamberthttp://god.biboostende.beOostende, newspapers 1850-1959Choose Bladeren, Select the desired newspaper,chose the year and then the date.• Le Carillon (1896–1946)• De Duinengalm (1896, 1920–1922, 1931–1932,&1936 - 1942• L’Echo d’Ostende (1864–1914, 1919–1939, &1946–1947)116 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Net Family History 010 01 010101010100• Feuille d’Ostende (1851, 1853–1858, 1860–1862,1867, 1873–1874, 1876–1881, 1885, 1888, 1890–1895, & 1900)• La Flandre maritime (1850–1851 & 1855)• De Gazet van Oostende (1933 & 1936)• Het Handelsblad der Kust (1944–1947)• Le Journal de la Côte (1926–1928)• Het Kustblad (1944–1946)• De Kustbode (1946–1950)• Le Littoral (1914 & 1929–1939)• Ostende qui rit (1928–1932)• Panne-Strand_Het Strand (1940–1944)• Le Phare (1934–1936)• Le Phare d’Ostende (1860–1861)• La Saison d’Ostende (1883–1914 & 1919–1931)• La Tribune d’Ostende (1907–1909)• Het Visserijblad (1933–1942 & 1945–1959)SummaryIn addition to the various official sites and the megagenealogy sites there are often indexes and evensome images posted online at a county, town, orparish level by individuals, local libraries, societies,and other organizations. It would be impossible tofind and include them all in an article. Use the listedsites as a starting point and then check the local archives,libraries, and society websites to see whatelse is available at the local level. Try searching for aparticular type of record and a location name. Try usingboth the English and foreign terms. Don’t forgetto also try book and image searches.Post queries on both Surname and Location sitesand you might be able to find other researchers thathave already obtained copies of civil, church, or familyrecords and who might be willing to share.Jeffrey A. Bockman is a genealogicallecturer and writer from Naperville,Illinois. He presented at the 2008OGS, 2007 BYU, 2006 NGS,2003, 2001, and 1998 FGSConferences. He is active in societyand conference management. Hewas a frequent feature writerfor Heritage Quest Magazine.He is the author of the bookGive Your Family A Gift That Money Can’tBuy: Record & Preserve Your Family’s History.His website is at www.JeffBockman.com.Your Geni.com Tree—Plant It,Water It, and Watch It Grow!By Kei t h Al a n McCa r t y, Jr.Are you conducting your family genealogy researchall by yourself? Would you like help from your familyto fill in the gaps or a way to share your hard workwith the rest of the family?One of the hardest and most discouraging parts ofdoing genealogy is the fact that it takes a lot of time,and family participation is usually non-existent. Thisproblem could easily be solved if there were only atool that encouraged and harvested participationamongst multiple family members. This collaborativetype environment has many benefits. First, theinformation that is created is not only richer, but itis more vast as well. Second, the workload is distributedamongst multiple people rather than justone person. Lastly, the data is more likely to be accuratebecause there are more people reviewing theinformation.Enter Geni.com. Geni is a private place for yourfamily to build your family tree, preserve your history,and share your lives. Through Geni’s simpleinterface, you can turn that once solo hobby into afun, interactive, and collaborative experience for youand your family. There is no need to carry the heavyburden on your shoulders any longer! Simply sign upfor Geni, plant your tree by adding what you know,water your tree by inviting your family members,and then harvest the fruits of your creation. BecauseGeni offers features that will hold the interest ofnon-genealogists, Geni a great way to encourageNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 117

01 10010001001010100Net Famil Historyyour family to participate in genealogy. Moreover,Geni is visually appealing and easy to use. It’s notyour typical genealogy based program that is hardto navigate. Geni offers social networking featuresthat allow family members to communicate and stayin touch through one central location, no matter thephysical distance that separates them. The social networkingaspect is also what makes the process funand engaging.Geni is private. Only the people who are invitedinto your family tree can access your information. Itworks on both PC and Macintosh. Because Geni isweb-based, there is no software to buy or upgrade.And best of all—it’s free!Getting StartedSimply go to www.geni.com, enter your first name,last name, gender, and your e-mail address, and click“Start my Tree.” You will be mailed a temporary password.When you login for the first time, you will beprompted to create a permanent password. There isalso the option of starting your tree with an existingGEDCOM file. Geni will import your GEDCOM fileup to 15,000 profiles, and build your tree for you. Itmay take some time for Geni to complete the import,but you can begin filling out your profile informationright away. Once your GEDCOM has been processedand your Geni tree is built, you will then receive anotheremail. Please note that importing a GEDCOMwill create a new Geni Tree. If you already have aGeni account, you must use a different email addressfor the import. This will start a new Tree, which willnot be merged into your existing Tree. Geni plans toenable GEDCOM Import into existing trees in thefuture.If you need assistance as you go along, simply clickthe “I” icon on the bottom right of the page to turnon help balloons and hold your mouse over almostanything on the family tree for an explanation. Clickthe “x” in the box to turn off the help feature.Build Your Tree, Invite Your Family,and the Collaboration BeginsBuilding your Tree on Geni is very easy. It’s as easyas clicking the yellow arrows on the boxes, which arereferred to as nodes.• Top arrows add Father or Mother• Side arrows add Sister, Brother, Husband, orWife• Bottom arrows add Son or DaughterAs you add your family to the tree by clicking onthese yellow arrows, you should also add their emailaddresses and invite them. By inviting your family,you are creating the collaborative environment describedearlier. If you do not have the person’s emailaddress as you add them to the Tree, that is all right,but you should try to get their email address andeventually invite them. Initially, don’t worry toomuch about building the Tree vertically. You shouldfocus on building the Tree horizontally and invitingas many people as you can. Then once they join, youcan collaboratively build the Tree vertically. This willSAVE YOU LOTS OF TIME.Complete Your ProfileThe first time you sign in you should complete yourProfile. Your Profile on Geni is best described as abiographical sketch. Each person on the Tree has anassociated Profile that can be filled out with informationthat pertains to them. Content can be easily enteredinto the following sections of the Profile: Name,118 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Net Family History 010 01 010101010100Nickname, Birth Location, Birth Date, ImmediateFamily, About Me, Timeline, Photos, Videos, Schools,and Favorites, among many others. The Profiles arevisually appealing and easy to read and when filledout gives the reader an understanding of who thatperson is or was. Also, you can determine who cansee what content within your Profile through yourProfile Privacy settings. To get to these settings, simplyclick the Settings link in the upper right-handcorner of any page within Geni and then click ProfilePrivacy. You will notice that the privacy grid is verygranular enabling you to determine whether differentgroups of people can see each specific field.Additional Core FeaturesIn addition to the Tree and Profiles, Geni offers manyother core features that are useful and fun to use.They are as follows:• Family Timeline• Photo and Video Sharing• Calendar• Interactive Map• Family Discussions• Messaging• Family News• Tree Merging• Search• GEDCOM Import/Export• List and IndexFamily TimelineThe Family Timeline enables family members toexamine the chronology of their family in an Eventbased view. Geni does an impressive job of pre-populatingthe Timeline with Events that can be re-factoredfrom information that has already been provided. Forinstance, if Jane has a husband named Joe in the Tree,then Geni knows there was a marriage event, and themarriage event will automatically be created in theTimeline. Geni re-factors the following events: Birth,Baptism, School, Work, Marriage, Divorce, Death,and Burial. You can also create custom events as well.For instance, many people create events for birthdays,anniversaries, holidays, vacations, immigration, etc.to capture the event details.Each event within the Timeline has its own eventpage. On the event page, specific information such asdate, location, photos, videos, attendees, participants,and comments can be added and displayed.Photo and Video SharingPhotosGeni offers ability for users to upload unlimitedamounts of Photos. Photos are stored in albums,which can easily be organized and accessed. You canalso tag, or associate, photos with people or events.When you tag a photo with a person or event, thatphoto will automatically appear on that event pageor person’s profile page. In addition to tagging peoplein photos, you can also identify people in photos. Forexample, if there is a family reunion picture with 30family members, the identifier allows you or yourfamily to associate the face with the name. Then ifyou scroll over the face or the name, a green box willhighlight over the person’s face with the individual’sname beneath.VideosUnlimited amounts of videos can be uploaded toGeni. Geni also allows you to record videos directlyfrom the interface through a web camera. Videosare a wonderful way to capture memories as theyhappen, to then share with family, and, of course,to preserve those moments forever. You can also tagvideos with people or events in the same fashion aswith photos.CalendarAs you and your family members add birth dates,marriage dates, and future events to Geni, thosedates will automatically populate to the Calendar.Not only do those dates populate to the Calendarbut also seven days before a living family member’sbirthday or anniversary a reminder notice will besent to you. Geni will then present you with the optionto send a personal birthday or anniversary greeting.If you choose to send a greeting, then on the dayof the event that greeting will be delivered to theindividual’s GuestBook, which is located within theirProfile. For birthday greetings, the message is decoratedwith balloons. For anniversary greetings, themessage is decorated with two linked rings symbolizingthe marriage. This is a fun feature to use for thewhole family enticing family members to add birthdates and anniversary dates, which is important togenealogists.Interactive MapAs you and family members enter birth locations,current locations, or burial locations, the map willautomatically be populated. Geni uses an overlay ofGoogle Maps, which displays different colored markersfor the different groups of people. The groups ofpeople are You, Living Relatives, Deceased Relatives,In-laws, and Friends. You can choose to display or notdisplay these groups of people at any time.Also, you can toggle between birth location andcurrent location. Current location for Deceased Relativeswill display their burial location. You can alsoNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 119

01 10010001001010100Net Famil Historyzoom in or out, move up, down, side to side, as wellas switch between a map, satellite, or hybrid view.Family DiscussionsThe Family Discussions feature allows you to start adiscussion with your entire family. These threadeddiscussions are separated by topic. People use theDiscussion feature various ways, but some of themost common Discussions entail planning familyreunions, upcoming holidays, or remembering deceasedrelatives. The advantage of the Discussion featureis that it allows the entire family to participatein one central location within Geni.MessagingInboxSending a message through the Inbox is the moreprivate way to send a message. This is very similarto email in the fact that only the recipients of themessage can actually view the message. However,the advantage of using the Geni Inbox messagingsystem is that it allows you to send out a message topredefined groups of people. The predefined groupsare Immediate Family, Family, Friends, ImmediateFamily of…, and Descendants of…, which are all prepopulatedgroups based on the information from theTree. Therefore, these are not groups that you have tocreate. Geni automatically extracts the groups fromthe relationships that are developed by building theTree. One very popular use of this feature is sendinga message to the “Descendants of…” group. If you arelooking for a piece of information about an ancestor,the most efficient way to begin is to start with theliving descendants of that person. Therefore, if youclick the “Descendants of…” link and then select theancestor from the tagging menu, the message willthen automatically be addressed to all of the livingdescendants of the ancestor. This is much easier thanlooking through your email list and determining whois a descendant of a particular person. Geni turns thisprocess into a simple click of a button.Family NewsSince the object of Geni is to get the whole family involvedand create a collaborative environment whereeveryone is participating, you may want to knowexactly what content has been added, changed, orremoved. That was the inspiration behind the FamilyNews, which is a summary of all the activity withinyour family network. The Family News is the firstplace you will be directed each time you log in, afteryou initially sign up. This is where you will beable to see what has been happening since you lastlogged in.Tree-MergingPart of Geni’s core mission is to create a single familytree for the whole world. Therefore, a feature neededto be developed that allowed what were once separatetrees to join or merge through common relatives.The tree-merging feature enables users to merge theirseparate trees into a single tree, through a commonrelative, with and only with the approval of an activeuser on each tree. As this process is repeated, newfamily relationships are discovered, and the overallgoal of building a single family tree becomes reality.Prior to developing the tree-merging feature, an extralayer of security and privacy needed to be developedas well. The extra layer of privacy is termed the Forest.The Forest consists of your in-laws, all of theirin-laws, and all of the blood trees in between. Beyondthe Forest, by default, the nodes of living people areprivate and only display first initial and last name. Ifthe Forest parameters are too restrictive for you, wealways allow you to invite people outside your Forestto your Family group. However, the recipient of theinvitation must accept the request in order for you tobe able to see their Profile and be treated as someonewithin your Forest. These are two extremely hard featuresto engineer, which may be why no other familysocial network has developed these enhancements.Now that both of these features are available, whenpeople search the database, there will not be a multitudeof duplicate information to sort through.SearchGeni enables users to conduct a few different types ofsearches. First, you can search any of the individualblood trees in your Forest. You can also search AllPeople Connected To You. Lastly, you can searchthrough our Geni database, which consists of over25 million names, of people who choose to make theirinformation publicly searchable. Many people usethe public search index to look for common ancestorsin other trees. When they find one, they can thenmessage the person who added that Profile and possiblyinitiate a tree-merge.GEDCOM Import/ExportGEDCOM Import and Export are both available onGeni. As far as import, there is no reason to do duplicatework, so you can import your GEDCOM file fromanother genealogy program directly into Geni andhave all of the information pre-populated. In regardsto Export, Geni encourages you to back up your dataas often as possible through its GEDCOM Export.List and IndexGeni offers a List feature that displays your relativesin a list format. The List displays the name, relation,120 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Net Family History 010 01 010101010100who added them, immediate family, along with alist of actions. The List’s order is sorted from closestrelations to furthest relations. The List can also displaydifferent groups of people such as My Tree, MyBlood Relatives, My In-laws, My Ancestors, My Descendants,Recently Added, Recently Joined, RecentlyModified, Invited by Me, or Added by Me.The Index feature displays all of the Surnames inparticular Trees. Next to the Surname is a number thattells you how many people have that Surname in theparticular Tree that you have selected. By clicking ona Surname within the Index, you will be directed toa List view of just people with that Surname. You canchoose to view the Index for any Tree in your Forest.InvitationsInvitations are one of the most important Geni features.Without invitations the collaborative environmentcould not be initiated. Geni offers variousplaces where the user can invite living relatives. Youcan invite them through the Tree, their Profile, oreven through the Invite page found by clicking the‘Invite’ link in the upper right-hand corner of anypage within Geni. The invite page is the fastest wayto invite your relatives, especially if you import yourGEDCOM. The invite page will list all of your livingrelatives who have not yet joined, sorted by closest tofurthest relations. You can go through this list, addthe person’s email address, and click ‘invite.’You can also customize the invitation template thatis sent out when sending an invitation. This is especiallyhelpful for non-English speaking family membersor those who may be skeptical about acceptingan invitation from a site without prior knowledge.You can also explain what you are doing on Geni andencourage your family member to join using yourown words, if you think that will help. Once youtrigger the invitation, it will be sent via email to therecipient. Once the invitation is accepted, your familymember will then be directed to the same Tree thatyou are on and be able to participate.SummaryGeni has come a long way since its inception in 2007,with new features added all the time and a quicklygrowing community of enthusiastic users. So whatdoes the future look like for Geni? Geni will continueto develop the features that genealogists need, to researchas well as share their genealogy with family,through a collaborative and social environment.Specifically, Geni will be working on Localization aswell as features that automatically not only find yourrelatives in the Geni database, but also bring them tothe forefront for you to add to your Tree. Geni willcontinue to listen to their users, which help pointthem in the proper development direction. Geni feelsvery strongly that it is best to develop not what theywant, but what you as users want and need. Theyhave a close-knit community on their forum (forum.geni.com) that new members join every day. Theyalso have wonderful customer support team, whichanswers every single help (help@geni.com) requestwithin 24 hours, unless it is a weekend. Geni strivesto build and maintain the indispensable relationshipswith their users in every way they can. Once again, ifyou are looking for a fast, free, and fun way to buildyour family tree, share it with family, and preserve itfor future generations Geni is highly recommended.About Geni.comGeni was founded by former executives and earlyemployees of PayPal, Yahoo! Groups, Ebay, and Tribe.Geni is backed by venture capital firms FoundersFund and Charles River Ventures.Geni was a winner of the 2007 Webware 100Awards, which named it one of the top 100 sites onthe Internet and one of the top 10 reference sites. Itis by far the youngest site to receive this honor. Geniwas nominated again in 2008 in the social (networking)category. In March 2008, PC Magazine namedGeni a top free software application. In May 2008,Time Magazine named Geni.com one of the top 50Websites in 2008. Family Tree Magazine named Genito its list of 101 Best Websites of 2008.Everton’s Genealogical HelperOnline Edition%%The complete 176 page magazine eachmonth online%% All websites contain hot links%%Hard copy magazine subscribers receivethe Online Edition completely Free!%%Everton’s Genealogical Helper, OnlineEdition, sells for just $12.00 per yearwithout a magazine subscription! That isonly $2 per issue!Subscribe at www.everton.com orphone 1-800-443-6325.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 121

On the Bookshe f NEW BOOKS FOR GENEALOGISTSSCo m p il e d by Le l a n d K. Mei tz lerSend us a copy of your genealogical or local history bookand we will list it in this magazine along with the informationyou provide. We may add our comments or edit yours,if we deem it necessary. Do not expect critical reviews inthis publication. There are numerous scholarly periodicalsthat can do that for you. Send your book to the Book Editor,The Genealogical Helper, PO Box 830, Bountiful,UT 84011. Then, send an email attachment to Leland@everton.com with the title, author, copyright date, physicaldimensions, number of pages, hard or soft cover, indexor none, item number (if any), and ISBN (if any), cost ofbook, shipping cost, and location where the book can bepurchased, and finally a full description of the book—inthat order. Include your website as well as physical addressif applicable. Books received will be placed in the EvertonLibrary Collection in Logan, Utah upon publication of theannouncement.Genealogies and Family HistoriesThe Manuel Dorsheimer Family 1754–2008Mildred Hopkins Pretzer &Dwayne Lewis Pretzer; 2008;8.5x11; 380 pp.; softcover.$25 includes postage. Orderfrom the author: Mildred H.Pretzer, 2600 Barracks Rd,Apt. 444, Charlottesville,VA 22901This genealogy includes658 family members throughnine generations, all relatedby birth, as well as their spouses. Included is dataon all four of Manuel’s sons:1. Lohrentz (Lawrence), whose family spelled thename as Durshimer, with many living in the southernstates. Most of this data is newly collected,with all of it being updated and expanded.2. Georg (George), whose family tends to live insoutheastern Pennsylvania, the home area.3. Johannes (John). John’s family is known frequentlyas Dershimer and has spread across the UnitedStates.4. Jacob, the author’s family, whose descendants preferredDorsheimer.This hefty volume not only includes extensive genealogyand family history information, but is madeup of hundreds of illustrations. These include copiesof documents, obituaries, census records, pictures,and so forth.If you’re related to this family, you’ll want a copyof this book. At $25, the author is barely getting herprinting and postage costs back.History of the Kuykendall Family SinceIts Settlement in New York in 1646G.B. Kukendall, M.D.; Originallyprinted in 1919; reprinted2008; 5.5x9; 645 pp.,plus index; softcover tradepaperback; ISBN: 978-0-9788009-0-1. $50 includes mediamail postage. Order from:Black Duck, Inc., PO Box 1375,Kenner, LA 70063, or www.blackduckinc.com. Amex,Visa, and MC accepted.The volume traces thedescendants of Luur JacobsenVanKuykendaal, progenitor of the AmericanKuykendall family, to the eighth generation.The book is an exhaustive study of the familythat threats all spelling variations of the surname.It includes interviews and correspondencefrom many long-deceased Kuykendalls.Some of the other surnames mentioned in the bookinclude: Brink, Blue, Cartwright, Decker, Gunsaulus,Harness, Hambright, Innes, Miller, Noffsinger, Talmadge,Van Acken, Vought, and Westbrook.This volume is a very nicely done reprint of animportant family history that hasn’t been availablefor many years.A Genealogical History of the Dormant,Abeyant, Forfeited, and ExtinctPeerages of the British EmpireBy Sir Bernard Burke; Originallypublished 1883; Reprinted2008; 6x9; 642 pp;softbound. Order from thepublisher at: Clearfield Company,Inc., 3600 Clipper MillRoad, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com;CF805 ISBN:9780806307893; $69.95 plus$4.00 p&h.Up to the time of thisbook’s original publication in1883, nearly 2,000 British peerages had succumbedto extinction or dormancy, the result of proscriptionsin the laws governing descent. This nobility—dukes,marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons—though nolonger able to claim title through legitimate descentin the male line, is nonetheless represented in numerousand widespread connections, some of whomretain the family name to this day. Descendants of122 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

On the Bookshelfthese noble houses, whether in the female line ora collateral line, today must number in the tens ofthousands.This work sets forth, alphabetically, the lineage ofeach of the nearly 2,000 noble houses that had succumbedto extinction up to 1883. In preparing thevolume, author John Bernard Burke examined publicand private records, heralds’ visitations, Post MortemInquisitions, Patent Rolls, Lords’ Entries, funeral certificates,and printed books, among them the worksof Dugdale, Douglas, Lodge, and Nicholas. The resultis a compilation of unsurpassed authority.Each article begins with the exact date of the patent’screation and proceeds to the lineage, whichcommences with the first known representative of theline and carries through successive generations up tothe time of the extinction of the title. The lineages arefleshed out with a wealth of incidental detail, includingbirths, marriages, and deaths; references to militaryand official service; estates; occupations; honors;collateral families; and places of birth, residence, anddeath. The text refers to about 40,000 persons.MilitaryCivil War Records—Union Troops—MissouriState Militia Cavalry 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, &5th Regiments (8270 Names) Volume 6Compiled by Kenneth E.Weant; 2007; 8.5x11; 214 pp;softbound. Order from theauthor at: Kenneth E. Weant,3420 Viscount Dr., Arlington,TX 76016-2338; 817-429-3754; $25.00 includes p&h.The Civil War saw the enlistmentof almost every ablebodiedman from age 18 andsometimes younger, to themen in their middle 50s.The Enrolled Missouri Militia was raised in latesummer and fall of 1861. All able-bodied men wererequired to enroll to fight rebel guerillas operating intheir local areas. However, some men bought an annualexemption fee to be excluded from serving andmany muster cards list people who deserted and leftthe county or enrolled in the Southern Cause.Many times members were transferred to otherState military units and the remarks on each mustercard must be checked for additional clues once onelocates a particular name.The Missouri Militia Cavalry Units served throughoutMissouri, unlike the Volunteer Cavalry Units thatoften served throughout the Trans-Mississippi area.They were enlisted at the commencement of hostilitiesand fought throughout the conflict and often enlistedat more than one point, so it was impossible tolist each enlistment site, but usually their enrollmentand discharge location were common. However, onemust look at the muster card for each person, to locateadditional information.Seven reels of Microfilm RG-133-824, 835, 836, 837,838, 839 & 840 were indexed in this volume.The rosters include all personnel assigned to eachcompany, but did not necessarily serve at the sametime. It should be noted that the 3rd regiment hada number of personnel taken Prisoner of War whenGeneral Price invaded Missouri. Some troopers inthis Regiment were shot after surrendering.The volume is made up in three parts. First, thereis a short section on “how to use this book.” Second,a Chronological Index of Enrolled Missouri Militiaby Regiment and Company is given. This makes upthe bulk of the book. Third, an Alphabetical Index isfound at the back of the book.Civil War Records—Union Troops—Missouri Militia Cavalry 6th, 7th, 8th &9th Regiments Plus 1st & 2nd ArtilleryBrigades (7,106 Names) Volume 7Compiled by Kenneth E.Weant; 2007; 8.5x11; 199 pp;softbound. Order from theauthor at: Kenneth E. Weant,3420 Viscount Dr., Arlington,TX 76016-2338; 817-429-3754; $25.00 includes p&h.The Civil War saw the enlistmentof almost every ablebodiedman from age 18 andsometimes younger, to themen in their middle 50s.The Enrolled Missouri Militia was raised in latesummer and fall of 1861. All able-bodied men wererequired to enroll to fight rebel guerillas operating intheir local areas. However, some men bought an annualexemption fee to be excluded from serving andmany muster cards list people who deserted and leftthe county or enrolled in the Southern Cause.Many times members were transferred to otherState military units and the remarks on each mustercard must be checked for additional clues once onelocates a particular name.The Missouri Militia Cavalry Units servedthroughout Missouri, unlike the Volunteer CavalryUnits that often served throughout the Trans-Mississippiarea. They were enlisted at the commencementof hostilities and fought throughout the conflict andNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 123

On the Bookshe foften enlisted at more than one point, so it was impossibleto list each enlistment site, but usually theirenrollment and discharge location were common.However, one must look at the muster card for eachperson, to locate additional information.The 1st & 2nd Artillery Battery Records werefound among the Volunteer Militia Cavalry, and arethus recorded in this volume.Five reels of Microfilm RG-133-836, 840, 841, 842,& 843 were indexed in this volume.The volume is made up in three parts. First, thereis a short section on “how to use this book.” Second,a Chronological Index to Cavalry Regimentsand Companies is given, as well as a ChronologicalIndex to the 1st & 2nd Artillery Batteries. This makesup the bulk of the book. Third, an Alphabetical Indexis found at the back of the book.Civil War Records—Union Troops—Missouri Militia Cavalry Old 3rd &Old 5th Regiments & 11th, 12th & 14thRegiments (4,902 Names) Volume 8Compiled by Kenneth E.Weant; 2008; 8.5x11; 154 pp;softbound. Order from theauthor at: Kenneth E. Weant,3420 Viscount Dr., Arlington,TX 76016-2338; 817-429-3754; $25.00 includes p&h.The Civil War saw the enlistmentof almost every ablebodiedman from age 18 andsometimes younger, to themen in their middle 50s.The Enrolled Missouri Militia was raised in latesummer and fall of 1861. All able-bodied men betweenthe ages of 18 to 45 were required to enroll.At the onset of the war, a number of regiments wereraised and only mustered up for a short period priorto being discharged or consolidated with otherRegiments. The 3rd and 5th Regiments were calledthe Old Regiments to separate them from the 3rd& 5th Regiments that served throughout the war,while the 11th, 12th & 14th Regiments were consolidatedto maintain the manning levels of otherregiments.The Missouri Militia Cavalry Units servedthroughout Missouri, unlike the Volunteer CavalryUnits that often served throughout the Trans-Mississippiarea. They were enlisted at the commencementof hostilities and fought throughout the conflict andoften enlisted at more than one point, so it was impossibleto list each enlistment site, but usually theirenrollment and discharge location were common.However, one must look at the muster card for eachperson, to locate additional information.Seven reels of Microfilm RG-133-834, 835, 836, 837,838, 839 & 840 were indexed in this volume.The volume is made up in three parts. First, thereis a short section on “how to use this book.” Second,a Chronological Index to Cavalry Regimentsand Companies is given, as well as a ChronologicalIndex to the 1st & 2nd Artillery Batteries. This makesup the bulk of the book. Third, an Alphabetical Indexis found at the back of the book.Civil War Records—Missouri ConfederateInfantry—1st through the 6thRegiments (6,185 names) Volume 1Compiled by Kenneth E.Weant; 2008; 8.5x11; 214 pp;softbound—spiral. Orderfrom the author at: KennethE. Weant, 3420 Viscount Dr.,Arlington, TX 76016-2338;817-429-3754; $25.00 includesp&h.The Civil War saw the enlistmentof almost every ablebodiedman from age 18 andsometimes younger, to the men in their middle 50s.Numerous Missouri Infantry Regiments were organizedfollowing the outbreak of the war in 1861.However, following the Battle of Wilson’ Creek, mostof these units were consolidated and became theMissouri Confederate Infantry Regiments.Unfortunately many records were lost, destroyedor perhaps taken home by individuals as evidentfrom gaps in the records. Some of the records recordedin this book were constructed from EnrollmentRecords, Miscellaneous records from theRG-133-907—RG-908 series microfilm, the Register ofConfederate Soldiers and Sailors who died in NorthernPrisons and Hospitals, the Official Records ofthe Union & Confederate Armies, along with somenewspaper articles that help flesh out these records.Remember that re-organization and consolidationalong with transfers to other Trans-Mississippi commandscomes into play.Six reels of Microfilm RG-133-903, 904, 905, 906,907, & 908 were indexed in this volume.The volume is made up in three parts. First, thereis a short section on “how to use this book.” Second,a Chronological Index to Infantry Regiments andCompanies is given, as well as a List of ConfederateRegiments & Commanding Officers. This makes upthe bulk of the book. Third, an Alphabetical Index isfound at the back of the book.124 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

On the BookshelfWilliam Jeptha Fitz RandolphCivil War Diaries 1862–1864Edited by Julian Fitz Randolph;2008; 6x9; 212 pp.;hard-bound; index of personsnamed; ISBN: 978-0-615-18752-5; $38 plus $3 p&h. Orderfrom the author: Julian F.Randolph, 845 Cerrito St., Albany,CA 94706-1502; email:julian845@earthlink.net.William Jeptha leaveshome in Prairie City, Illinoisand records his experiences—boredom, recovering frozenbodies of comrades, suicide, indifference of officers—in Company G, 7th Missouri Cavalry Volunteers, ashe crisscrosses Missouri and participates in drivingGeneral Price from Little Rock. This edition includesan Introduction with notes; Illustrations; and an Epilogue,with notes, providing a brief history of thelives of William Jeptha and his children and the finalresting places of them all in Illinois, South Dakota,Colorado, Louisiana and California.Roster of Civil War Soldiers from MarylandCounty, Maryland—Second EditionBy Roger Keller; 2008;5.5x8.5; 289pp; softbound.Order from the publisherat: Clearfield Company,Inc., 3600 Clipper MillRoad, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com;CF9195 ISBN:9780806353869; $26.50 plus$4.00 p&h.In view of the fact that thebloody Battle of Antietam wasfought in Washington County,Maryland, it is perhaps ironic that no prior accountof the role of Washington countians in the Civil Warhas ever been published. Armed with a mere handfulof names, Roger Keller, a resident of Hagerstown inWashington County, decided some 20 years ago, toset this situation to rights. In this remarkable book,he has compiled all that is now known about 1,500Washington County natives who fought on either sideof that great conflict. Open the book to almost any ofthe accounts and you will be struck by the extraordinarypull that the Civil War exerted on these men’slives. Lives like that of Charles Bean, who moved fromHagerstown to Texas, later to serve in Gen. Hood’sBrigade at Sharpsburg, then lose a leg at Gettysburg,before returning to Texas after the war. While mostof the notes pertain to the combatants themselves,interspersed among them are biographical sketchesof a score of Washington County physicians who enlistedin the war and a handful of noncombatants whobecame swept up in it.This second edition features more than 300 sketchesnot included in the original edition—fully 25 percentmore. Many of the newly added soldiers served inunits outside of Maryland (notably Pennsylvaniaand Virginia) but could be identified as residents ofWashington County at the time of the 1890 “SpecialCensus.” Some of the new soldiers are believed tohave been from states like New York and Ohio whoserved in the vicinity of Washington County andlocated there after the war. Mr. Keller consulted allthe major sources on the Civil War in Maryland, andhe cites them in his bibliography.This book is a must read for anyone interested inthe genealogy or history of the Civil War in the FreeStates.Known Military Dead Duringthe War of 1812Compiled by Ex-Lieut. ClarenceStewart Peterson, M.A.;Originally printed in 1955,reprinted 2008; 5.5x8.5; 88pp; softbound. Order fromthe publisher at: ClearfieldCompany, Inc., 3600 ClipperMill Road, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com; CF9285ISBN: 9780806345260; $14.50plus $4.00 p&h.The War of 1812 was foughtby 18 states—the original 13 states that formed theUnion, as well as Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee,Ohio, and Louisiana. In the preparation of this work,the compiler surveyed the records of the NationalArchives, as well as many of the libraries and archivesof the eighteen states in which fatalities wererecorded. The end result is an authoritative list ofsome 3,500 known military dead of the War of 1812.The entries, which are alphabetically arranged, giveNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 125

On the Bookshe fthe name of the deceased, his rank, the name of hiscompany or branch of service, his date of death, andan indication as to whether the individual died inbattle or as a prisoner of war.The Cymry of ’76 or Welshman and TheirDescendants of the American RevolutionBy Alexander Jones; Originallyprinted in 1855, reprinted2008; 5.5x8.5; 138pp; softbound. Order fromthe publisher at: ClearfieldCompany, Inc., 3600 ClipperMill Road, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com; CF3065ISBN: 9780806301952; $20.00plus $4.00 p&h.This is one of the fewprinted sources on the roleplayed by the Welsh population during the RevolutionaryWar. A good deal of space is devoted tonotices of prominent persons of Welsh ancestry, andthere is, in addition, a section on Welsh surnames.Historical Register of the Officers of theContinental Army During the War of theRevolution April, 1775, to December, 1783By Francis B. Heitman; Originallyprinted in 1914, 1932,reprinted 2008; 5.5x8.5; 698pp; softbound. Order fromthe publisher at: ClearfieldCompany, Inc., 3600 ClipperMill Road, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com; CF2680ISBN: 9780806301761; $49.95plus $4.00 p&h.This is the standard referencework on the officers ofthe Revolutionary War, containing an alphabeticallyarranged list, with service records, of 14,000officers of the Continental Army, including manyofficers of the Militia and State Troops who servedduring the Revolution. The information given includesthe soldier’s rank, dates of service, whenand where wounded, taken prisoner, exchanged,or killed, etc., with the name of the state in whichservice was rendered and a designation of companyand command.Much of the data not being available from officialrecords, other reliable sources of information wereconsulted and data were added therefrom in orderto complete the service record of each officer. Some6,000 names not recorded in the earlier edition of 1893were added and a great many records revised andcompleted for the last published edition of 1914. Alsoincludes a list of French officers who served in theU.S. Army, as well as alphabetical and chronologicallists of battles and skirmishes.Pensioners of the United States 1818By the U.S. War Department;Originally printed in 1818,reprinted 2008; 5.5x8.5; 358pp; softbound. Order fromthe publisher at: ClearfieldCompany, Inc., 3600 ClipperMill Road, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com; CF5980ISBN: 9780806303512; $42.50plus $4.00 p&h.Part A of this book containstwo sections. The first includesthe names of 3,814 disabled pensioners—arrangedalphabetically under each state or territory—withtheir rank and annual stipend. The second sectionlists half-pay pensioners (who relinquished bountyland), as well as names of guardians and heirs. Part Bcontains the names of 2,086 additional deceased pensionerswith their rank, monthly and annual stipend,starting dates of the pension, notation of widows ororphans, and occasional added remarks.Virginia Soldiers of 1776Compiled and Edited byLouis A. Burgess; Originallyprinted in 1927, 1929,reprinted 2008; 5.5x8.5; 3 volumes;1534 pp; softbound.Order from the publisherat: Clearfield Company, Inc.,3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite260, Baltimore, MD 21211;or www.genealogical.com;CF790 ISBN: 9780806305295;$150.00 plus $8.00 p&h.This monumental threevolumereference work is based on official governmentrecords on file in the Virginia Land Officeand on documents in the Archives Department ofthe Virginia State Library. The records are of severalclasses—bounty warrants, military certificates,exchange warrants, and land vouchers—and they126 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

On the Bookshelfestablish absolute proof of Revolutionary service andof the descent of bounty land.At the conclusion of the Revolutionary War, soldierswere invited to make application for bountyland promised them by Congress. The first warrantsfor land were issued in 1784 for lands in Kentuckyand Ohio. Before he was awarded bounty, the soldierwas required to submit proof of service in the formof certificates and affidavits. These certificates revealgenealogical data of unequaled strength and authenticity,indicating particulars of rank, regiment, andservice. Some soldiers took up their grants, movingwith their families to make new homes, but othersassigned their land to sons or other relatives, whilestill others sold their interest and title in the land toother pioneer families. In a great many cases the soldier’sheirs applied for a warrant for which the soldierhimself had not applied, and records of their claimsare included in this work. Such “exchange warrants”contain the names of all heirs-at-law, executors, dates,and places. It is through these claims that the majorityof useful genealogical data comes to light, for, amongother things, they demonstrate proof of relationship.Annexed to these claims are certificates of heirship,wills and powers of attorney, dates of birth and death,and place of residence of the Revolutionary soldier.Further information includes the number of the warrant,exact number of acres granted, and date issued.The material in this work is compiled in the formof abstracts and is arranged throughout in a series ofarticles, some running as many as three or four pages.The several thousand names mentioned in the articlescan be readily located in the indexes to the set, whichis regarded as a major source for Virginia genealogy.Rivers, calling at dozens of the world’s seaports; andcarried out patrols and special tasks off strife-torn orhostile countries. Some participated in the 1962 nucleartest program in the Pacific and in the Mercury,Gemini, and Apollo space programs. Others, as partof a U.S. armada of military and civilian researchships at Palomares, located a nuclear bomb lost onthe seafloor off Spain as a result of a midair collisionbetween two U.S. Air Force aircraft. Iron men inwooden ships were with the Fleet in hotspots aroundthe world, including Lebanon and the Quemoy-MatsuIslands of Taiwan in 1958; the Dominican Republicin 1961 and 1965; and the Cuban Missile Crisis andHaiti in 1962. During the Vietnam War, minesweepersparticipated in Operation Market Time, to preventthe infiltration of North Vietnamese soldiers andmunitions into South Vietnam. Leader received thePresidential Unit Citation for extraordinary heroismin Operation Sea Lords; Endurance engaged in closegun action with and helped destroy an enemy armedcoastal freighter in a sea battle; and MSOs clearedmines in Haiphong Harbor, which aided in the negotiationsin progress for the return of U.S. prisonersof war. During the twilight of their service in the late1980s and early 1990s, aging sweeps cleared Iranianand Iraqi-laid mines in the Persian Gulf.Wooden Ships and Iron Men—The U.S.Navy’s Ocean Minesweepers, 1953–1994By Cdr. David D. Bruhn,USN (Retired) 2006 (2007);5.25x8.5; 416 pp; softbound;Indexed. Order from thepublisher at: Heritage Books,Inc., 100 Railroad Ave.,Suite 104, Westminster, MD21157; Phone 800-876-6103;Fax 410-871-2674 or www.heritagebooks.com; B4325;ISBN: 0788443259; $37.50plus $7.00 p&h.From 1953-1994, 65 U.S.Navy ocean minesweepers (MSOs) swept mines;searched the seafloor for downed aircraft, sunkenships, and lost munitions; showed the flag throughoutthe world, even sailing up the Congo and MekongNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 127

On the Bookshe fGeorgiaGeorgia Intestate RecordsBy Jeanette Holland Austin;Originally printed in 1986,reprinted 2008; 5.5x8.5; 443pp; softbound. Order fromthe publisher at: ClearfieldCompany, Inc., 3600 ClipperMill Road, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com;CF194 ISBN:9780806311463; $39.50 plus$4.00 p&h.This work contains abstractsof the intestate recordsof the 57 Georgia counties formed before the 1832Land Lottery, plus those for Fulton (1853), White(1857), Dawson (1857), and Webster (1853) counties.The material was extracted from such records asletters of administration, guardianship bonds, administrators’bonds, minutes of the Inferior Court,loose and original papers, minutes of the Court ofOrdinary, Superior Court minutes, writs, and miscellaneousestate papers.Besides the name of the deceased and the dates ofthe various court papers, information in the abstractsincludes the names of the administrators, suretiesand guardians (often relatives of the deceased),names of the surviving spouse and children, thenames of orphan children and heirs, and, where awill is recorded, the names of the legatees. An ambitiousand successful attempt to organize a great dealof previously hard-to-find information!LouisianaThe Census Tables for the French Colonyof Louisiana From 1699 through 1732Compiled and translatedby Charles R. Maduell, Jr.;Originally printed in 1972,reprinted 2008; 5.5x8.5; 181pp; softbound. Order fromthe publisher at: ClearfieldCompany, Inc., 3600 ClipperMill Road, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com; CF3650ISBN: 9780806304908; $23.50plus $4.00 p&h.This is a compilation of the28 earliest census records of Louisiana. Such recordshave proved time and again to be the foundation andtouchstone of modern genealogy. These particularcensus records cover, at one period or another, FortMaurepas, Biloxi, Mobile, Natchez, New Orleans, andother locations. The records are both civilian and military,mainly the former, and they extend from 1699through 1732. Besides census records, the reader willfind lists of 1,704 marriageable girls, a 1726 list of personsrequesting negroes, landowner lists, and a listof persons massacred at Fort Rosalie in 1729. Otherfeatures include a synopsis of Louisiana’s colonialhistory, tips on French colonial naming practices, anda comprehensive index of 5,000 names.MarylandBaltimore County Families, 1659–1759By Robert W. Barnes; Originallyprinted in 1989, reprinted2008; 5.5x8.5; 936pp; softbound. Order fromthe publisher at: ClearfieldCompany, Inc., 3600 ClipperMill Road, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com;CF353 ISBN:9780806312347; $52.50 plus$4.00 p&h.Baltimore County originallyembraced all or parts ofpresent-day Anne Arundel, Carroll, Harford, andCecil counties, and here for the first time is a bookthat provides comprehensive genealogical data onthe hundreds of families and thousands of individualswho settled in the parent county during the firsthundred years of its existence.Because of the vast number of families included inthe work—most of them were either migrants fromSouthern Maryland, Virginia’s Eastern Shore, andPennsylvania or immigrants from the British Isleswhose ranks included servants, convicts, and Jacobiterebels—it was not possible to carry any familymuch later than 1759. Parish registers, administrationbonds and accounts, wills, and inventories wereabstracted and used as the nucleus for each familygroup, while court records and deeds were combedfor supplementary data. In addition, family historieshave been constructed from a series of familygroups starting with the earliest known progenitor,followed by his children, his grandchildren, and, insome cases, his great-grandchildren.All in all, this is a stellar work on Baltimore Countyfamilies prepared by the leading authority on thesubject.128 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

On the BookshelfMissouriMacon County, Missouri—4360 DeathsReported in & Chronological Index ToSelected Article From Miscellaneous MaconNewspapers (includes 1610 Marriages) 15January 1862 to 27 March 1896—Volume 1Compiled by Kenneth E.Weant; 2008; 8.5x11; 248 pp;softbound. Order from theauthor at: Kenneth E. Weant,3420 Viscount Dr., Arlington,TX 76016-2338; 817-429-3754; $25.00 includes p&h.There were many MaconCounty papers, but few existexcept for short runs. For thisreason, all the existing paperswere combined into this one volume to facilitate easieridentification of events and people.The microfilm reels indexed are identified in parttwo and each paper is identified by a dash numberfollowing their date of publication, that identifies thenewspaper from which the data was derived.Around the 1880s, the Republican began to havemore local reporters from Atlanta, Bevier, PleasantGrove, Round Grove, Ten Mile, Callao, Russell, &Jackson Township report short pieces on the peopleand events in their communities.In addition, this paper reported some deaths,births and marriages. Other communities are alsoreferenced with various vital records given.Note that some issues are missing, but throughthe use of family relationships, it is possible to reconstructa death record for many individuals prior totheir being required by law. This volume reports ondeath from three foreign countries, 35 of the UnitedStates, and 55 of the 114 Missouri counties.This volume is made up in five parts. Part Oneis a “How to Use this book” section; Part Two is aChronological Index of Articles; Part Three in an AlphabeticalIndex of Marriages by Grooms; Part Fouris a Chronological Index to Death; and Part Five isan Alphabetical Index to Deaths.North CarolinaFree African Americans of North Carolina,Virginia, and South Carolina From theColonial Period to About 1820—Fifth Edition—Two VolumesBy Paul Heinegg; Originally published 2005;Reprinted 2008; 5.5x8.5; 1369 pp; Two volumes;softbound; indexed. Orderfrom the publisher at: ClearfieldCompany, Inc., 3600Clipper Mill Road, Suite260, Baltimore, MD 21211;or www.genealogical.com;CF9097 ISBN: 9780806352800;$89.95 plus $6.00 p&h.The third edition of PaulHeinegg’s Free African Americansof North Carolina andVirginia was awarded theAmerican Society of Genealogists’prestigious Donald Lines Jacobus Award forthe best work of genealogical scholarship publishedbetween 1991 and 1994. This fifth edition is Heinegg’smost ambitious effort yet to reconstruct the history ofthe free African-American communities of Virginiaand the Carolinas by looking at the history of theirfamilies.Published in two volumes, and 300 pages longerthan the fourth edition, Free African Americans ofNorth Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina from theColonial Period to About 1820 consists of detailed genealogiesof 600 free black families that originatedin Virginia and migrated to North and/or SouthCarolina from the colonial period to about 1820.The families under investigation represent nearlyall African Americans who were free during thecolonial period in Virginia and North Carolina. Likeits immediate predecessor, the fifth edition tracesthe branches of a number of African-American familiesliving in South Carolina, where original sourcematerials for this period are much scarcer than inthe two states to its north. Researchers will find thenames of the more than 10,000 African Americansencompassed by Mr. Heinegg’s genealogies convenientlylocated in the full-name index at the back ofthe second volume.Mr. Heinegg’s findings are the outgrowth of 20years of research in some 1,000 manuscript volumes,including colonial and early national period tax records,colonial parish registers, 1790-1810 census records,wills, deeds, Free Negro Registers, marriagebonds, Revolutionary pension files, newspapers, andmore. The author furnishes copious documentationfor his findings and an extensive bibliography of primaryand secondary sources.James StandridgeRevolutionary War Soldier and His DescendantsHard cover, 656 pages, full name index, $77(postage included)Frances L. Jones, 1078 St. Leo Dr., Cahokia, IL 62206Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 129

On the Bookshe fA work of extraordinary breadth and detail, FreeAfrican Americans is of great importance to socialhistorians as well as genealogists. The fifth editiontraces many families who were covered in previouseditions back to their 17th- and 18th-century roots(families like those of humanitarian Ralph Bunch,former NAACP president Benjamin Chavis, andtennis stars Arthur Ashe and Althea Gibson, thatwould go on to fame or fortune). Providing copiousdocumentation for his findings and an extensivebibliography of primary and secondary sources, Mr.Heinegg shows that most of these families were thedescendants of white servant women who had hadchildren by slaves or free African Americans, not thedescendants of slave owners. He dispels a number ofother myths about the origins and status of free AfricanAmericans, such as the “mysterious” origins ofthe Lumbees, Melungeons, and other such marginalgroups, and demonstrates conclusively that manyfree African-American families in colonial NorthCarolina and Virginia were landowners.The two volumes include the following family surnames:Abel, Acre, Adams, Africa, Ailstock, Alford,Allen, Alman, Alvis, Ampey, Ancel, Anderson, Andrews,Angus, Archer, Armfield, Armstrong, Arnold,Artis, Ashberry, Ashby, Ashe, Ashton, Ashworth, Atkins,Aulden, Avery, Bailey, Baine, Baker, Balkham,Ball, Baltrip, Banks, Bannister, Barber, Bartly/Bartlett,Bass, Bates, Battles, Bazden, Bazmore, Beckett, Bee,Bell, Bennett, Berry, Beverly, Bibbens, Bibby, Biddie,Bing, Bingham, Binns, Bizzell, Black, Blake, Blango,Blanks, Blizzard, Blue, Bolton, Bond, Boon, Booth,Bosman, Bow, Bowden, Bowers, Bowles, Bowman,Bowmer, Bowser, Boyd, Brady, Branch, Brandican,Brandon/Branham, Braveboy, Braxton, Britt, Brogdon,Brooks, Brown, Bruce, Brumejum, Bryan, Bryant,Bugg, Bullard, Bunch, Bunday, Burden, Burke,Burkett, Burnett, Burrell, Busby, Busy, Butler, Byrd,Cane, Cannady, Carter, Cary, Case, Cassidy, Causey,Cauther, Chambers, Chandler, Chapman, Charity,Chavis, Church, Churchwell, Churton, Clark, Cobb,Cockran, Cole, Coleman, Collins, Combess, Combs,Conner, Cook, Cooley, Cooper, Copeland, Copes,Corn, Cornet, Cornish, Cotanch, Cousins, Cox, Coy,Craig, Crane, Cuff, Cuffee, Cumbo, Cunningham,Curle, Curtis, Custalow, Cuttillo, Cypress, Dales,Davenport, Davis, Day, Dean, Deas, Debrix, Demery,Dempsey, Dennis, Dennum, Derosario, Dixon, Dobbins,Dolby, Donathan, Douglass, Dove, Drake, Drew,Driggers, Dring, Driver, Drury, Duncan, Dungee,Dungill, Dunlop, Dunn, Dunstan, Durham, Dutchfield,Eady, Easter, Edgar, Edge, Edwards, Elliott, Ellis,Elmore, Epperson, Epps, Evans, Fagan, Faggott,Farrar, Farthing, Ferrell, Fielding, Fields, Findley,Finnie, Fletcher, Flood, Flora, Flowers, Fortune, Fox,Francis, Francisco, Franklin, Frazier, Freeman, Frost,Fry, Fullam, Fuller, Fuzmore, Gallimore, Gamby,Garden, Gardner, Garner, Garnes, George, Gibson,Gilbert, Gillett, Godett, Goff, Goldman, Gordon, Gowen,Grace, Graham, Grant, Grantum, Graves, Gray,Grayson, Gregory, Grice, Griffin, Grimes, Groom,Groves, Guy, Gwinn, Hackett, Hagins, Hailey, Haithcock,Hall, Hamilton, Hamlin, Hammond, Hanson,Harden, Harmon, Harris, Harrison, Hartless, Harvey,Hatcher, Hatfield/Hatter, Hawkins, Hawley,Haws, Haynes, Hays, Hearn, Heath, Hedgepeth,Hewlett, Hewson, Hickman, Hicks, Hill, Hilliard,Hitchens, Hiter, Hobson, Hodges, Hogg, Hollinger,Holman, Holmes, Holt, Honesty, Hood, Hoomes,Horn, Howard, Howell, Hubbard, Huelin, Hughes,Humbles, Hunt, Hunter, Hurley, Hurst, Ivey, Jackson,Jacobs, James, Jameson, Jarvis, Jasper, Jeffery,Jeffries, Jenkins, Johns, Johnson, Joiner, Jones, Jordan,Jumper, Keemer, Kelly, Kendall, Kent, Kersey, Key/Kee, Keyton, King, Kinney, Knight, Lamb, Landum,Lang, Lansford, Lantern, Lawrence, Laws, Lawson,Lee, Lephew, Lester, Lett, Leviner, Lewis, Lighty,Ligon, Lively, Liverpool, Locklear, Lockson, Locus/Lucas, Logan, Longo, Lowry, Lugrove, Lynch, Lyons,Lytle, McCarty, McCoy, McDaniel, McIntosh,Maclin, Madden, Mahorney, Manly, Mann, Manning,Manuel, Marshall, Martin, Mason, Matthews,Mayo, Mays, Meade, Mealy, Meekins, Meggs, Melvin,Miles, Miller, Mills, Milton, Mitchell, Mitchum, Mongom,Monoggin, Month, Moore, Mordick, Morgan,Morris, Mosby, Moses, Moss, Mozingo, Muckelroy,Mumford, Munday, Muns, Murray, Murrow, Nash,Neal, Newsom, Newton, Nicholas, Nickens, Norman,Norris, Norton, Norwood, Nutts, Oats, Okey, Oliver,Otter, Overton, Owen, Oxendine, Page, Pagee,Palmer, Parker, Parr, Parrot, Patrick, Patterson, Payne,Peavy, Peacock, Pendarvis, Pendergrass, Perkins, Peters,Pettiford, Phillips, Pickett, Pierce, Pinn, Pittman,Pitts, Plumly, Poe, Pompey, Portions, Portiss, Powell,Powers, Poythress, Press, Price, Prichard, Proctor,Pryor, Pugh, Pursley, Rains, Ralls, Randall, Ranger,Rann, Raper, Ratcliff, Rawlinson, Redcross, Redman,Reed, Reeves, Revell, Reynolds, Rich, Richardson,Rickman, Ridley, Roberts, Robins, Robinson, Rogers,Rollins, Rosario, Ross, Rouse, Rowe, Rowland, Ruff,Ruffin, Russell, Sample, Sampson, Sanderlin, Santee,Saunders, Savoy, Sawyer, Scott, Seldon, Sexton,Shaw, Shepherd, Shoecraft, Shoemaker, Silver, Simmons,Simms, Simon, Simpson, Sisco, Skipper, Slaxton,Smith, Smothers, Sneed, Snelling, Soleleather,Sorrell, Sparrow, Spelman, Spiller, Spriddle, Spruce,Spurlock, Stafford, Stephens, Stewart, Stringer, Sunket,Swan, Sweat, Sweetin, Symons, Taborn, Talbot,Tann, Tate, Taylor, Teague, Teamer, Thomas, Thompson,Timber, Toney, Tootle, Toulson, Toyer, Travis,130 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

On the BookshelfTurner, Tyler, Tyner, Tyre, Underwood, Valentine,Vaughan, Vena/Venie, Verty, Vickory, Viers, Walden,Walker, Wallace, Warburton, Warrick, Waters, Watkins,Weaver, Webb, Webster, Weeks, Welch, Wells,West, Wharton, Whistler, White, Whitehurst, Wiggins,Wilkins, Wilkinson, Williams, Willis, Wilson,Winborn, Winn, Winters, Wise, Womble, Wood, Wooten,Worrell, Wright, and Young.Free African Americans ranks as the greatestachievement in black genealogy of this generation!No collection of African-American genealogy orsocial history is complete without this two-volumework.OhioFirst Ownership of Ohio LandsBy Albion Morris Dyer;Originally published 1911;Reprinted 2008; 5.5x8.5; 85pp; softbound. Order fromthe publisher at: ClearfieldCompany, Inc., 3600 ClipperMill Road, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com; CF1550ISBN: 9780806300986; $13.50plus $4.00 p&h.This important publicationidentifies the 1,000 associatesof the Ohio Company who purchased lands on theMuskingum River, 1788-1792, with such information,in tabular form, as residence, selling agency,and number of shares owned. Additionally there isa two-page list of the “French Inhabitants and ActualSettlers of the Town of Gallipolis” in 1795. Prefixed tothe work is an extensive essay tracing the history ofthe “Crown Lands” and the settlement of Ohio andalso listing the purchasers of lots in the counties ofColumbiana, Jefferson, Munroe, and Belmont, givingthe number of the lot, acreage, price, and politicaldivision.First Ownership of Ohio Lands was originally publishedin serial form in the pages of The New EnglandHistorical and Genealogical Register, Volumes 64 and65, and reprinted in book form in 1911.Gateway to the WestCompiled by Ruth Bowers and Anita Short; Originallypublished 1967-1978; Reprinted 2008; 5.5x8.5;two volumes; 2000 pp; softbound. Order from thepublisher at: Clearfield Company, Inc., 3600 ClipperMill Road, Suite 260, Baltimore, MD 21211;or www.genealogical.com;CF620 ISBN: 9780806312361;$165.00 plus $6.00 p&h.Gateway to the West, a periodicalpublished from 1967to 1978, covered some of theleast accessible but most importantgenealogical recordsof 76 of Ohio’s 88 counties.From common pleas courtrecords, guardianships, naturalizationsand deed abstractsto the more conventional recordsof births, marriages, deaths, and wills, Gatewayoffered a range of genealogical source materialsunmatched by any other Ohio publication.Users of this periodical always had a problem findingthings in it, for there was no index to its contents.But for this reprint, we have provided an index foreach of the two volumes. The principal articles are arrangedunder their respective counties, and some 350articles name more than 95,000 persons, in recordsranging from Adams County to Wood County, fromcourt records to church records, and from townshiprecords to cemetery records. In all a priceless bodyof material!Early Ohio Settlers—Purchasers ofLand Southwestern Ohio, 1800–1840Compiled by Ellen ThomasBerry & David A. Berry;Originally published 1986;Reprinted 2008; 5.5x8.5; 387pp; softbound. Order fromthe publisher at: ClearfieldCompany, Inc., 3600 ClipperMill Road, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com;CF481 ISBN:9780806311623; $34.50 plus$4.00 p&h.The second volume in thisthree-volume work, this book presents, in an easyto use tabular format, a complete list of the 25,000persons who bought land in southwestern Ohio andeastern Indiana through the Cincinnati Land Officebetween the years 1800 and 1840. Data furnishedwith each entry includes the name of the purchaser,date of purchase, place of residence at the time ofpurchase, and the range, township, and section ofthe purchased land, thus enabling the researcher toascertain the exact location of an ancestor’s land.Previously, in locating a settler in southwesternOhio, the researcher was obliged to spend hours ifNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 131

On the Bookshe fnot days searching through numerous volumes ofunindexed land records, but with this work the taskis reduced to seconds.Early Ohio Settlers—Purchasers of Landin East and East Central Ohio, 1800–1840Compiled by Ellen ThomasBerry & David A. Berry;Originally published 1989;Reprinted 2008; 5.5x8.5; 344pp; softbound. Order fromthe publisher at: ClearfieldCompany, Inc., 3600 ClipperMill Road, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com;CF482 ISBN:9780806312620; $31.50 plus$4.00 p&h.In 1785 lands of the NorthwestTerritory were offered for sale to the public. By1800 four land offices were established and sales fromthe Zanesville office, which included tracts originallyreserved for the Marietta and Steubenville offices and,more importantly, parts of the United States MilitaryDistrict, reserved for veterans of the RevolutionaryWar, form the basis of this volume. In addition, thisvolume also includes records from the Steubenvilleoffice for the period 1820-1840, the first 20 years ofsales records having already been published.In tabular format this volume has a complete list of22,770 persons who bought land in central and eastcentral Ohio between 1800 and 1840. Data includesthe name of the purchaser (in alphabetical order),date of purchase, place of residence at the time ofpurchase, and the range, township, and section ofthe purchased land, thus enabling the researcher toascertain the exact location of the ancestor’s land.OregonSeven Months to OregonBy Harold J. Peters; Forewordby Mark O. Hatfield;2008; 6x9; 443 pp; softbound& hardbound; 51 maps.Photo and charts. Orderfrom the publisher at: ThePatrice Press, 319 NottinghamDr. Toole, Utah 84074;Phone 435-833-9168; email:books@patricepress.com;Website: http://patricepress.com; Cloth ISBN: 1-880397-66-8; Softbound: ISBN: 1-880397-66X; $39.95 Cloth;$24.95 paperback plus p&h.This new book includes several Oregon Trail emigrantaccounts. Following a foreword by former U.S.senator, Mark O. Hatfield, the new book offers diaryentries and reminiscent accounts of several membersof the Hines family, of upstate New York. Three ofthe four Hines brothers were Methodist missionaries,answering a call to “Christianize” the Indians ofOregon. The tribes had been subdued after the 1847Whitman massacre and its aftermath, so it appearedthat the time was ripe for the renewal of Protestantmissionary activity in the Pacific Northwest.They traveled by horseback, overland stage, andtrain to the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, steamboatsto Westport, and by covered wagons on the wellbeatenOregon Trail. Remarkably literate journalists,they wrote almost nightly, and although theytraveled together their accounts are surprisinglydiverse. The oldest brother drowned while fordingthe Snake River west of Fort Boise. A fourth brotherapplied for missionary service too late to accompanythe overlanders and traveled to the Willamette Valleyby sea, crossing to the Pacific Ocean over the Isthmusof Panama.John Mack Faragher, author of Women and Men onthe Overland Trails, wrote this about the new book:“Bringing together several firsthand accounts of afamily’s overland migration in 1853, Peters vividlyrecaptures the excitement, the drudgery, the hope,and the heartbreak of ordinary people in extraordinarytimes.”The volume is in chronological order, and is headedthroughout the volume by the name of the personwhose account is being related. It makes for some fascinatingreading and will be enjoyed by anyone withinterest in the Oregon Trail and American migration.PennsylvaniaA Biographical History of LancasterCounty [Pennsylvania] Beinga History of Early Settlers andEminent Men of the CountyBy Alex Harris; Originally published 1872; Reprinted2008; 5.5x8.5; 639 pp; softbound; indexed.Order from the publisher at: Clearfield Company,Inc., 3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com; CF2570 ISBN:9780806305905; $47.50 plus $4.00 p&h.Harris’s biographical history of Lancaster County,with articles arranged alphabetically by surname,contains nearly 2,000 biographies of early settlersand eminent men and refers in total to an additional132 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

On the Bookshelf10,000 related individuals.Emphasis is placed on citizenswho were born, reared, or whoresided in the county, whoseworks have enrolled themamong the premier citizensof the nation. Almost all thebiographies contain substantialgenealogical data, includingcritical dates and placesof birth, marriage and death,names of children and familymembers, places of residence,and, in the case of immigrants, countries of originand dates of settlement in the county. The material iswide-ranging and anecdotal, what is more, enablingdescendants to ascertain something of the mannerand habits of their ancestors.Early Landowners of Pennsylvania:Atlas of Township Patent Mapsof Westmoreland County, PABy Sharon MacInnes, Ph.D.and Angus MacInnes; 2007;574 pp; 8.5 X 11; softbound.Order from Ancestor Tracks,5810 Kingstowne Center,Suite 120, Alexandria, VA22315; or http://ancestortracks.com. ISBN 978-1-55856-468-8; $45 plus $6.00 p&h.Although the PennsylvaniaLand Office did not platthe surveys onto Township Warrantee Maps as theydid for about 1/3 of the townships in the state, weare exceedingly fortunate that the Map MaintenanceDepartment located in the Westmoreland Co. Courthousecompleted a similar project to map the patentsof the original tracts about 10 years ago. They createdan overview of each township showing each platwithin the township, as well as 353 Detailed TractMaps (see below; these detailed maps are containedon the companion CD, while the township maps arecontained in the atlas) which show the original tractssuperimposed over current roads, towns, subdivisions,etc. Sharon and Angus MacInnes transcribedall of the information shown on each tract on thesemaps for this volume in their Early Landowners ofPennsylvania series. The main difference betweenthe early landowner maps produced by the stateand the county-produced Detailed Tract Maps is thatWestmoreland County drafted patentee maps ratherthan the warrantee maps that the state produced.Because of this difference, the names of the originalwarrantees were often omitted from the data on themaps, necessitating more research. Thus, they lookedup the original warrantee and patentee for each tract(about 4,000 of them!) in both the Westmoreland Co.Warrant Register in Harrisburg (this site explains thedifference between warrantees and patentees) as wellas the relevant Patent Register Index in Harrisburg. Ifa New Purchase Application of 1769 was associatedwith the tract, they also included the entire descriptionof the land found in the New Purchase Registerin Harrisburg.They found a great deal of conflicting informationbetween what is on the Detailed Tract Maps,the Westmoreland Co. Warrant Register and the PatentRegister Indexes, in part because it appears thatsome of the tracts were drawn using Deed Book referenceswithin the Westmoreland Co. Courthouse andsomewhat later information, while the majority wereconstructed using the Warrant and Survey Registerson file in Harrisburg. With the information in thetownship charts in the atlas, you will be able to locateyour ancestor’s tract, as well as to know which repositoryin Greensburg or Harrisburg holds the originaldocuments so that you may request copies of them.Companion CD: Notethat I usually review theCDs in a separate sectionof the magazine, but decidedto include it with thecompanion book this timearound. The Detailed TractMaps produced by WestmorelandCounty are trulya unique tool for researchers of Westmoreland Co.settlers. These 353 detailed maps, which are not includedin the book above, show the original tractssuperimposed over modern maps. Consequently, youcan locate precisely where your ancestor’s land wasand see the roads and lots within it today.Early Landowners of Pennsylvania:Atlas of Township WarranteeMaps of Lancaster County, PABy Sharon MacInnes, Ph.D.and Angus MacInnes; 2008;609 pp; 8.5 X 11; softbound.Order from Ancestor Tracks,5810 Kingstowne Center,Suite 120, Alexandria, VA22315; or http://ancestortracks.com. ISBN 978-1-55856-497-8;$45 plus $7.00 p&h. Combinationof atlas and CD (seebelow) is $60 + $10 p&h.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 133

On the Bookshe fAncestor Tracks has just published another excellentvolume of its acclaimed series of atlases of theearliest landowners of Pennsylvania: Early Landownersof PA: Atlas of Township Warrantee Maps of LancasterCounty and its companion CD, Early Land Owners ofPA: Scans of Lancaster County Township Warrantee Mapsin the Pennsylvania Archives. Needless to say, pinpointingan ancestor’s location can often reveal family relationshipsor clues to possible relationships sincerelatives usually congregated near one another, actedas witnesses and sponsors for each other, attendedchurch together, and appeared together in tax lists.Also, since people usually moved in groups, trackingsets of families and neighbors as a whole canfrequently suggest routes of migration. Sometimesthe only record that exists for certain people is theirname on surveys of their land.Lancaster County was a major migration-routecounty for both German and British settlers. You mayremember from one of my previous reviews that thePennsylvania Land Office began a project in 1907 topull the thousands of loose 18th-20th century surveysoff their shelves and plat the tracts on currenttownship maps—they completed Lancaster in the1930s. These 41 Township Warrantee Maps, averaging3’ x 4’, have been in the Pennsylvania Archivessince then, but this is the first time the information onthem has been transcribed, indexed, and made availableto the general public in a useable format. Theearliest landowners, both warrantees and patentees,are shown, which means you can study a neighborhoodas a whole to glean its history and coax outallied families.The Lancaster County atlas is divided into onechapter for each township. Each chapter beginswith an image of the original Township WarranteeMap, cropped to show the tracts, then reduced to8.5x11, with atlas coordinates superimposed overit. Following the township map, the chapter continueswith a chart containing all relevant informationabout each tract: names of the warrantee and patentee;size and name of the tract; dates of the warrant,survey and patent; and where the documentsare recorded (survey and patent book reference inHarrisburg). The Pennsylvania Archives in Harrisburg,much to its credit, has posted all of theirSurvey Books online at http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-114CopiedSurveyBooks/r17-114MainInterfacePage.htm, so once you know theSurvey Book and page number, you can look up relevantsurveys using your own computer at home.I noticed that some of the original warranteemaps did not include the Survey Book reference,but Sharon and Angus MacInnes told me that theylooked up all missing surveys in the LancasterCounty Warrantee Register. Sharon also explainedthat many warrantees (the very first owner of thetract) had been omitted by certain draftsmen, soshe and Angus looked up hundreds of surveys andwere able to supply numerous additional names thatdo not appear on the Township Warrantee Maps.She also reminded me that these transactions precedethe deeds located in the Lancaster CountyCourthouse since this atlas documents the transferof ownership from the colony or commonwealth tothe first landowners. Once the property had passedinto private hands, all transfers of the land wererecorded at the county level.Companion CD: Note thatI usually review the CDsin a separate section of themagazine, but decided to includeit with the companionbook this time around. EarlyLand Owners of PA: Scans ofLancaster County TownshipWarrantee Maps in the PennsylvaniaArchives (the CD contains map images of the 41Township Warrantee Maps on file at the PennsylvaniaArchives in Harrisburg as well as GIS images of thesame maps with modern roads superimposed overthem, not the text of the book; pdf and jpg images);$20 plus $4 p&h. Combination of atlas and CD is $60+ $10 p&h.This CD contains two sets of maps: (1) the 41full-sized, un-cropped Township Warrantee Mapsprinted in reduced, cropped form in the atlas. Thesemaps are in two formats, pdf and jpg, and compatiblewith both Macs and PCs; and (2) the tract mapswith current roads that were produced exclusivelyfor Ancestor Tracks by the Lancaster County Departmentof Geographic Information Systems. Using thesecond set of maps, it should be possible to pinpointthe tracts of your ancestors and their allied familiesin today’s county.For anyone with ancestors in Lancaster County, Ican’t imagine a more useful tool than this atlas andCD set! Other volumes in this series cover the followingPA counties: Berks, Fayette, Greene, Washington,and Westmoreland. Ancestor Tracks has also postednumerous free, downloadable 19th-century landownermaps on their website to use with the 1850-1880 censuses at http://ancestortracks.com (scrolldown to the map of Pennsylvania).Welsh Founders of Pennsylvania—Two Volumes in OneBy Thomas Allen Green; Originally published 1911,1913; Reprinted 2008; 5.5x8.5; 356 pp; softbound;134 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

On the Bookshelfindexed. Order from thepublisher at: Clearfield Company,Inc., 3600 Clipper MillRoad, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com;CF2230 ISBN:9780806304304; $39.50 plus$4.00 p&h.Based on years of extensiveresearch conducted inWales, this work consists ofgenealogical notices of Welshemigrants to Pennsylvania,mainly between 1682 and 1700. Alphabetically arranged,it relates to nearly 300 families and 2,000individuals, with pedigrees and charts of the firstarrivals. A sampling of the surnames covered in thelineages includes: Andrews, Arthur, Bevan, Cadwalader,Cook, Cooper, Corbet, Corne, David, Davies,Davis, Edward, Edwards, Ellis, Evan, Evans, Foulke,Gibbons, Griffith, Griffiths, Hardyman, Harry, Haverd,Hayes, Hent, Howell, Hugh, Hughes, Humphrey,Humphreys, Iddings, James, Jarmon, Jenkins, John,Jones, Kinsey, Lewis, Lloyd, Martin, Matthews,Meredith, Miles, Moore, Morgan, Morris, Mortimer,Oliver, Orme, Owen, Painter, Pardo, Parry, Peter(s),Philips, Powel, Price, Prichard, Pugh, Rees, Rhydderch,Rhytherrach, Rice, Richard, Richards, Rider,Robert, Roberts, Rothers, Rowland, Thomas, Tudor,Samuel, Samuels, Scourfield, Smith, Walker, Walter,Watkin(s), Whelan, William, Williams, Wisdom,Wynn, and Wynne.South CarolinaA Compilation of the OriginalLists of Protestant Immigrantsto South Carolina 1763–1773Compiled by Janie Revill;Originally published 1939;Reprinted 2008; 5.5x8.5; 163pp; softbound; indexed. Orderfrom the publisher at:Clearfield Company, Inc.,3600 Clipper Mill Road,Suite 260, Baltimore, MD21211; or www.genealogical.com;CF4870 ISBN:9780806305998; $21.50 plus$4.00 p&h.The 4,000 immigrantslisted in this volume were Protestant refugees fromEurope who came to South Carolina on the encouragementof an act passed by the General Assemblyof the Colony on July 25, 1761, called the BountyAct. Arranged chronologically, and taken verbatimfrom the original Council Journals, 1763-1773, theinformation given in the certificates and petitionsfor lands under the Bounty Act includes the dateand the location and acres granted. In some cases theimmigrants are listed with their age, country of origin,and name of the vessel on which they arrived.An excellent index provides references to more than4,000 names in the text. This book is indispensable inattempting to locate an ancestor’s place of settlementin South Carolina.TennesseeTennessee Soldiers in the RevolutionBy Penelope Johnson Allen;Originally published 1935;Reprinted 2008; 5.5x8.5; 71pp; softbound. Order fromthe publisher at: ClearfieldCompany, Inc., 3600 ClipperMill Road, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com;CF90 ISBN:9780806306667; $12.00 plus$4.00 p&h.The title of this work divertsattention from the factthat its contents include a good deal more than a rosterof Revolutionary soldiers, though indeed a notinsignificant portion of the work is given over to a listof such soldiers taken from the Revolutionary ArmyAccounts of North Carolina in the State Archivesat Raleigh, showing claims against North Carolinafor service by men of the western-most counties ofWashington and Sullivan, later Tennessee. There arealso sections devoted to wills of Washington County,sections on marriages of Blount and Davidson counties,and a final section on Revolutionary grants inDavidson County.Greene County, Tennessee CemeteriesBy Burt Reynolds; Originallypublished 1971; Reprinted2008; 8.5x11; 538pp; softbound;indexed. Order fromthe publisher at: GreeneCounty Chapter of East TennesseeHistorical Society,C/O Marie Harmon, PO Box1202, Greeneville, TN 37744;$35.00 plus $5.00 p&h.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 135

On the Bookshe fThis volume includes extractions of all the knowncemeteries (as of 1971) in Greene County, Tennessee,with data from all the known graves. The cemeteriesare listed in the book in alphabetical order by thename of the cemetery. A surname index is found atthe back at the volume.This is a hefty big book with a lot of data in it. Anyonewith Greene County ancestors can use this volume.VermontNantucket Genealogies—Excerpted from The History of NantucketCounty, Island, and Town, IncludingGenealogies of First SettlersBy Alexander Starbuck; Originallypublished in 1924; Reprinted2008; 5.5x8.5; 199 pp;softbound. Order from the publisherat: Clearfield Company,Inc., 3600 Clipper Mill Road,Suite 260, Baltimore, MD 21211;or www.genealogical.com;CF9418; ISBN 9780806351063;$22.50 plus $4 p&h.The island of Nantucketwas settled in the 1640s byEnglish Puritans who hadgrown discontented with the rule of the Colony ofMassachusetts Bay. This work consists of detailedgenealogies of the majority of the First Purchasers ofNantucket (the original owners of the island, as theywere called). It is excerpted from Alexander Starbuck’smuch longer History of Nantucket County, Island, andTown, constituting the final 200 pages of that opus.The volume begins with biographical sketches of theFirst Purchasers, in which the author explains to whatextent each man figured in Nantucket’s British beginningsand gives an account of that pioneer’s immediatefamily and the circumstances of his death.The First Purchasers included: Thomas Macy,Benjamin Coffin, Tristram Coffin, Edward Starbuck,Richard Swain, William Bunker, John Swain, ThomasBarnard, Robert Barnard, Christopher Hussey, ThomasMayhew, Peter Coffin, Stephen Greenleaf, WilliamPile, Robert Pike, Tristram Coffin, Jr., James Coffin,Thomas Coleman, Nathaniel Starbuck, Thomas Look,and John Smith. Not every one of the First Purchasersactually settled on Nantucket, though a majoritydid so. Even so, many of these founders were wellacquainted with one another and, in a number of instances,were connected through intermarriage aswell. These relationships are clearly established byMr. Starbuck’s genealogies of the following foundersfrom their origins in England through four or fivegenerations to the eve of the American Revolution andbeyond: Barnard, Bunker, Coffin, Coleman, Folger,Hussey, Macy, Starbuck, Swain, and Worth.VirginiaVirginia Ancestors and AdventurersCompiled by Charles HughesHamlin; Originally published1967-1973; Reprinted2008; 5.5x8.5; 639 pp; softbound;indexed. Order fromthe publisher at: ClearfieldCompany, Inc., 3600 ClipperMill Road, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com; CF2505ISBN: 9780806306421; $37.50plus $4.00 p&h.This collection of genealogicalvignettes derives from a variety of miscellaneousrecords and documents. Like the author’s They WentThataway, it attempts to prove, by a process of carefulselection and evaluation, the Virginia connections ofan individual or family, focusing exclusively on thosepersons who either moved to or from Virginia. Alldata originates from records in the public domain andincludes materials drawn from wills, deeds, courtorders, census records, tax records, birth, death, andmarriage records, church records, military records,powers of attorney, and estate records. Accurate andreliable citations to sources and authorities are givenfor each item found in the public records. In additionto the above-mentioned records, this work draws onRevolutionary War Size Rolls and the old VirginiaGazette. The specific task of the records is to providedocumentary evidence of the migration of individualsand families to Virginia or from Virginia to otherstates, countries, or territories. In many instances therecords are annotated with notes and comments fromthe compiler’s own files and previous research. Proofof internal migration is generally considered to be thetype of evidence hardest to establish and easiest tomisunderstand, but this work confidently identifiesthousands of migrant Virginia ancestors and thousandsmore of their kinsmen, all of whom are easilylocated by reference to the comprehensive indexes.Index to Marriages of Old Rappahannockand Essex Counties, Virginia 1655–1900By Eva Eubank Wilkerson; Originally published1953; Reprinted 2008; 5.5x8.5; 256 pp; softbound;136 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

On the Bookshelfindexed. Order from thepublisher at: Clearfield Company,Inc., 3600 Clipper MillRoad, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com;CF6370 ISBN:9780806307060; $24.00 plus$4.00 p&h.Old Rappahannock County,originally embracing lands lyingon both sides of the RappahannockRiver, was organizedin 1656 and was formerly apart of Lancaster County. In 1692 Old Rappahannockwas abolished. The portion lying south of the riverwas taken to form Essex County, and the area northof the river formed the county of Richmond. Recordsof Old Rappahannock and Essex counties, on whichthis work is founded, date from 1655 and are on fileat the courthouse in Tappahannock, Essex County.Some marriage bonds of the period 1804 to 1853 werepreviously copied into the marriage register, institutedas the official catalogue of marriages.In compiling this work, Mrs. Wilkerson used notonly the marriage bonds found in the register and themarriage register itself, but also inferential marriageproofs derived from wills, deeds, and court orderbooks. The result is a work of astonishing magnitude;the period covered runs to nearly 250 years and thenumber of persons named—including brides, grooms,parents, and guardians—touches 10,000. The text isarranged alphabetically throughout and includes thedate of the marriage record and the source.Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants—Volume I: 1694–1742By Gertrude E. Gray; Originallypublished 1987; Reprinted2008; 5.5x8.5; 196 pp;softbound; indexed. Orderfrom the publisher at: ClearfieldCompany, Inc., 3600Clipper Mill Road, Suite260, Baltimore, MD 21211;or www.genealogical.com;CF2315 ISBN: 9780806311760;$22.50 plus $4.00 p&h.The Northern Neck of Virginiacomprises all of the territorybetween the Potomac and the RappahannockRivers. The “headright” system, widely used for acquiringland in Virginia was never recognized inthe Northern Neck. People wanting to acquire landthere had to purchase a warrant and obtain a surveybefore they were issued a grant. The original GrantBooks, now on microfilm, were used in making thiscollection of abstracts, and they generally providethe following information: the name of the grantee,dates of warrant and survey, date and location ofgrant, amount of acreage, names of former owners/occupiers, names of adjacent property owners, andoften the names of heirs and other family members.Altogether, in more than 2,000 abstracts, over 5,000early Virginia residents are cited, all of them easilylocated in the index.Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants—Volume II: 1742–1775By Gertrude E. Gray; Originallypublished 1987; Reprinted2008; 5.5x8.5; 292 pp;softbound; indexed. Orderfrom the publisher at: ClearfieldCompany, Inc., 3600Clipper Mill Road, Suite260, Baltimore, MD 21211;or www.genealogical.com;CF2316 ISBN: 9780806312293;$29.50 plus $4.00 p&h.This second volume in theseries has abstracts of all ofthe grants from 1742 to 1775, a period that saw theformation and settlement of Frederick, Fairfax, Culpeper,Loudoun, Fauquier, and Dunmore (changed in1778 to Shenandoah) counties in Virginia, and Hampshireand Berkeley counties now in West Virginia.The abstracts show grant book designation, pagenumber, name of grantee, place of residence (if given),number of acres in grant, location of grant, surveyor,adjoining land owners, and date the grant was issued.Altogether, in more than 4,000 abstracts, about7,500 early Virginia residents are cited, all of themlisted in the index.Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants—Volume III: 1775–1800By Gertrude E. Gray; Originallypublished 1993; Reprinted2008; 5.5x8.5; 303 pp;softbound; indexed. Orderfrom the publisher at: ClearfieldCompany, Inc., 3600Clipper Mill Road, Suite260, Baltimore, MD 21211;or www.genealogical.com;CF2317 ISBN: 9780806313702;$29.50 plus $4.00 p&h.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 137

On the Bookshe fThe third volume in this series treats all NorthernNeck land grants from 1775 to 1800. The majorityof the grants abstracted for this volume apply totracts of land in Frederick, Shenandoah, Culpeper,Loudoun, and Madison counties in Virginia, andHampshire, Hardy, and Berkeley counties, now inWest Virginia.A History of Halifax County (Virginia)By Wirt Johnson Carrington;Originally published 1924;Reprinted 2008; 5.5x8.5; 525pp; softbound; indexed. Orderfrom the publisher at:Clearfield Company, Inc.,3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite260, Baltimore, MD 21211;or www.genealogical.com;CF890 ISBN: 9780806379555;$48.50 plus $4.00 p&h.Halifax County was createdin 1752 from LunenburgCounty and was co-extensive with Antrim Parish.At the time of its formation Halifax included all theterritory that is now in Pittsylvania, Henry, Franklin,and Patrick counties. Although entitled a “History,”this work consists almost entirely of genealogicalrecords and includes more than 150 pages of genealogicalsketches. The records include: Abstracts ofCourt Records, Deeds, and Wills, as well as otherlegal documents, arranged alphabetically by familyname; Marriages, 1753-1850, arranged alphabeticallyby name of groom; and an Appendix listing ColonialSoldiers, Burgesses, 1753-1775, Delegates, 1778-1830,Revolutionary War Officers, and Virginia MilitaryPensioners, 1835. The index contains the names of themain families only, but the various lists are alphabeticallyarranged.Marriages of Isle of WightCounty, Virginia, 1628–1800By Blanche Adams Chapman;Originally published1933; Reprinted 2008;5.5x8.5; 124 pp; softbound;indexed. Order from thepublisher at: Clearfield Company,Inc., 3600 Clipper MillRoad, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com;CF950 ISBN:9780806307107; $19.50 plus$4.00 p&h.The marriages in this work are founded uponthe records of the ancient shire of Isle of Wight andinclude marriages from the area of present-daySouthampton County, erected from Isle of Wight in1749. They derive chiefly from inferential sources, inparticular will books, deed books, and order books,though marriage bonds, ministers’ returns, andQuaker records also figure significantly in the listof sources. Since comparatively few marriage bondsor official marriage records of Isle of Wight Countyprior to the year 1800 survive, the great importance ofthis compilation is at once apparent. The marriages,with the exception of those based on ministers’ returns,are arranged alphabetically by the name ofthe groom, following which is given the name of thebride, the name of a parent or surety, the date of themarriage or marriage record, and the exact sourcecitation. Some 6,300 persons are identified, every oneof whom, including grooms, is cited in the index.Births, Deaths and Sponsors 1717–1778From the Albemarle Parish Register ofSurrey and Sussex Counties, VirginiaBy John Bennet Boddie;Originally published 1958;Reprinted 2008; 5.5x8.5; 167pp; softbound; indexed. Orderfrom the publisher at:Clearfield Company, Inc.,3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite260, Baltimore, MD 21211;or www.genealogical.com;CF495 ISBN: 9780806300245;$25.00 plus $4.00 p&h.This register is unique inthat it is the only existingcomplete parish register for the section of Virginiasouth of the James River extending from Brunswickto Princess Anne counties. It is alphabetically arrangedby family name and includes names, datesof births, and less frequently, deaths, names of parents,and the names of all sponsors at christenings(those who were godparents, usually being relatives).There is a separate index to sponsors, which,when calculated with the main entries in the text,pushes the total number of persons named to approximately11,000.In the interests of genealogical and historical accuracy,it should be noted that Albemarle Parish wascreated by an Act of the General Assembly of Virginiain 1738 from the parishes of Southwark and Lawne’sCreek, having its northern boundary along BlackwaterRiver. Surry County was formed in 1652 outof territory belonging to James City County south of138 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

On the Bookshelfthe James River, and Albemarle Parish was a part ofSurry until 1754, when Sussex was partitioned off.Virginia Historical GenealogiesBy John Bennet Boddie;Originally published 1954;Reprinted 2008; 5.5x8.5; 384pp; softbound; indexed. Orderfrom the publisher at:Clearfield Company, Inc.,3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite260, Baltimore, MD 21211;or www.genealogical.com;CF535 ISBN: 9780806300429;$37.50 plus $4.00 p&h.This work, naming 4,000 relatedindividuals, contains thelineages of about 50 families, the main branches ofwhich were located in Virginia, Maryland, and Northand South Carolina. Genealogies of the following familiesare given: Allen, Aston, Barker-Bradford-Taylor,Berkeley-Ligon-Norwood, Binns, Butler, Claiborne,Clark, Colclough, Crafford, Crayfford-Crafford, Davis,Doniphan, Eldridge, Flood, Godwyn, Gray, Gregg,Griffis, Grigsby, Harris, Haynes, Jones, Mallory, Mason,Moore, Mumford-DeJarnette-Perryman, Newton,Norwood, Pace, Peche-Cornish-Everard-Mildmay-Harcourt-Crispe, Reade, Ruffin, Sledge, Smith, Sowerby-Sorsby,Stone-Smallwood-Smith, Stover, Thomas,Travis, Warren, Woodliffe, Wynne, and Wythe.American IndianPocahontas, Alias Matoaka and HerDescendants Through Her Marriageat Jamestown, Virginia in April,1614, With John Rolfe, GentlemanBy Wyndham Robertson andRobert A. Brock; Originallypublished 1887; Reprinted2008; 6x9; 84 pp; hardbound.Order from the publisher at:Genealogical PublishingCo., Inc., 3600 Clipper MillRoad, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com;GPC4980 ISBN:9780806302997; $20.00 plus$4.00 p&h.Chiefly a tabulation ofnames, although many dates of birth, marriage,and death are given, this work traces the descendantsof Pocahontas and John Rolfe through sevengenerations. Names covered include Alfriend, Archer,Bentley, Bernard, Bland, Bolling, Branch, Cabell,Catlett, Cary, Dandridge, Dixon, Douglas, Duval, Eldridge,Ellett, Ferguson, Field, Fleming, Gay, Gordon,Griffon, Grayson, Harrison, Hubard, Lewis, Logan,Markham, Meade, McRae, Murray, Page, Poythress,Randolph, Robertson, Skipwith, Stanard, Tazewell,Walke, West, and Whittle.Eastern Cherokee By Blood 1906–1910Volume III—Applications 6,776–10,452from the U.S. Court of Claims, 1906–1910.Cherokee-Related Records of SpecialCommissioner Guion MillerBy Jeff Bowen; Originallypublished 2007; Reprinted2008; 5.5x8.5; 283 pp; softbound.Order from thepublisher at: Clearfield Company,Inc., 3600 Clipper MillRoad, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com;CF9900 ISBN:9780806353456; $31.50 plus$4.00 p&h.Between May 1905 andApril 1907, the U.S. SupremeCourt authorized the Secretary of the Interior toidentify the descendants of Eastern Cherokees entitledto participate in the distribution of more than$1 million authorized by Congress. The purpose ofthe authorization was to settle outstanding claimsmade under treaties between the U.S. governmentand the Cherokees in 1835–1836 and 1845.On May 28, 1909, Mr. Guion Miller, representingthe Interior Department, submitted his findings withrespect to 45,847 separate applications for compensation(encompassing about 90,000 individual claimants).Miller qualified about 30,000 persons inhabiting19 states to share in the fund. Ninety percent of theseindividuals were living west of the Mississippi River,but all of them were considered to be Eastern Cherokeeby blood, that is, descendants of the CherokeeNation that had been evicted from Alabama, Georgia,North Carolina, and Tennessee in 1835. (The Interioragent submitted a supplemental report in January1910 that resulted in another 610 eligibles.)The volume at hand is the third in a series by Mr.Jeff Bowen based on the Guion Miller applications.Volume III, like its predecessors, begins with a helpfulIntroduction describing the origins of the GuionMiller rolls and the methodology used in abstractingthem. The text itself consists of 3,677 additional applicationsof the 45,847 examined by Miller. Mr. BowenNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 139

On the Bookshe fhas culled every shred of genealogical value from theapplications (part of Record Groups 75 and 123 of theBureau of Indian Affairs), which in every case providesthe application number, the applicant’s nameand city of residence, the number of other persons inthe applicant’s family, references to family membersfound in other applications, and the disposition ofthe application. In many instances, moreover, Mr.Bowen has supplemented the core elements found inthe abstracts with references to other family membersby name, relationship(s), and dates of birth and/ordeath. The researcher will find references to about5,000 Cherokee descendants in this volume, bringingthe total number in volumes I through III to 16,000.The name index at the back of each volume makes iteasy to find every such reference.Eastern Cherokee By Blood 1906–1910Volume IV—Applications 10,453–14,276from the U.S. Court of Claims, 1906–1910.Cherokee-Related Records of SpecialCommissioner Guion MillerBy Jeff Bowen; Originally published2007; Reprinted 2008;5.5x8.5; 285 pp; softbound.Order from the publisher at:Clearfield Company, Inc., 3600Clipper Mill Road, Suite 260,Baltimore, MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com; CF9901ISBN: 9780806353494; $31.50plus $4.00 p&h.Between May 1905 andApril 1907, the U.S. SupremeCourt authorized the Secretaryof the Interior to identify the descendants of EasternCherokees entitled to participate in the distributionof more than $1 million authorized by Congress. Thepurpose of the authorization was to settle outstandingclaims made under treaties between the U.S. governmentand the Cherokees in 1835–1836 and 1845.On May 28, 1909, Mr. Guion Miller, representingthe Interior Department, submitted his findings withrespect to 45,847 separate applications for compensation(encompassing about 90,000 individual claimants).Miller qualified about 30,000 persons inhabiting19 states to share in the fund. Ninety percent of theseindividuals were living west of the Mississippi River,but all of them were considered to be Eastern Cherokeeby blood, that is, descendants of the CherokeeNation that had been evicted from Alabama, Georgia,North Carolina, and Tennessee in 1835. (The Interioragent submitted a supplemental report in January1910 that resulted in another 610 eligibles.)The volume at hand is the fourth in a series byMr. Jeff Bowen based on the Guion Miller applications.Volume IV consists of 3,824 additional abstractsfrom the Guion Miller applications, bringing thegrand total examined by Jeff Bowen to over 14,000.Mr. Bowen culled every shred of genealogical valuefrom the applications, which in every case providesthe application number, applicant’s name and cityof residence, number of other persons in the applicant’sfamily, references to family members foundin other applications, and the disposition of the application.In many instances, moreover, Mr. Bowenhas supplemented the core elements found in theabstracts with references to other family membersby name, relationship(s), and dates of birth and/ordeath. The researcher will find references to about4,000 Cherokee descendants in this volume.Eastern Cherokee By Blood 1906–1910Volume VI—Applications 18,061–21,880from the U.S. Court of Claims, 1906–1910.Cherokee-Related Records of SpecialCommissioner Guion MillerBy Jeff Bowen; 2008; 5.5x8.5;279 pp; softbound. Orderfrom the publisher at:Clearfield Company, Inc.,3600 Clipper Mill Road,Suite 260, Baltimore, MD21211; or www.genealogical.com;CF9926 ISBN:9780806353883; $29.50 plus$4.00 p&h.Between May 1905 andApril 1907, the U.S. SupremeCourt authorized the Secretaryof the Interior to identify the descendants ofEastern Cherokees entitled to participate in the distributionof more than $1 million authorized by Congress.The purpose of the authorization was to settleoutstanding claims made under treaties between theU.S. government and the Cherokees in 1835-36 and1845.On May 28, 1909, Mr. Guion Miller, representingthe Interior Department, submitted his findings withrespect to 45,847 separate applications for compensation(totaling about 90,000 individual claimants).Miller qualified about 30,000 persons inhabiting 19states to share in the fund. Ninety percent of theseindividuals were living west of the Mississippi River,but all of them were considered to be Eastern Cherokeeby blood, that is, descendants of the CherokeeNation that had been evicted from Alabama, Georgia,North Carolina, and Tennessee in 1835. (Mr. Miller140 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

On the Bookshelfsubmitted a supplemental report in January 1910 thatresulted in another 610 eligibles.)Volume VI represents an additional 3,800 applications,bringing the total to nearly 22,000. Mr. Bowenculled every shred of genealogical value from theapplications, which in every case provides the applicationnumber, applicant’s name and city of residence,number of other persons in the applicant’sfamily, references to family members found in otherapplications, and the disposition of the application.In some instances, Mr. Bowen has supplemented thecore elements found in the abstracts with referencesto other family members by name, relationship(s),and dates of birth and/or death. The researcher willfind references to over 5,000 Cherokee descendants inthis fully indexed volume, bringing the total numberof descendants in the six volumes to nearly 40,000.BahamasThe Early Settlers of the Bahamasand Colonists of North AmericaBy A. Talbot; Originallypublished in 1938; Reprinted2008; 5.5x8.5; 218 pp;softbound. Order from thepublisher at: Clearfield Company,Inc., 3600 Clipper MillRoad, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com;CF9115 ISBN:9780806350509; $26.50 plus$4.00 p&h.Persons searching for Bahamianancestors will wantto study the various lists of names which appearthroughout this work, including the census of inhabitantsfor New Providence in 1671, a mid-17th-centurylist of the first settlers of Eleuthra, a list of some 800Loyalists who fled to the Bahamas from East Floridain 1784, a 1791 census of lot owners on Harbour Island,and various lists of Bahamian officials. Alsoincludes biographical sketches of descent of morethan 200 contemporary Bahamians of distinction.EmigrationThe Complete Book of Emigrants 1607–1660By Peter Wilson Coldham; Originally published1988; Reprinted 2008; 6x9; 600 pp; hardbound. Orderfrom the publisher at: Genealogical Publishing Co.,Inc., 3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 260, Baltimore,MD 21211; or www.genealogical.com; GPC1097ISBN: 9780806311920; $40.00plus $4.00 p&h.This is a heroic attempt tobring together from Englishsources a complete list ofemigrants to the New Worldfrom 1607 to 1660. No doubtrecords of passengers leavingfor America were kept inthis period, but while no systematicrecord has survived,the remaining records aresubstantial. Some were collectedand published by John Camden Hotten over100 years ago, and they were the passenger lists hefound in the British State Papers. Since then a greatmany sources have been found and the time has beenlong overdue for these facts to be assembled in onecomprehensive book.Hence the publication of this work by the Englishscholar Peter Wilson Coldham, the leading authorityon early English emigration records. His book is areworking of the Chancery records and records of theExchequer, the 1624 and 1625 censuses of Virginia,the records of licenses and examination of personswishing to “pass beyond the seas.” To Hotten’s basiclist, which he has revised and augmented to 1668,Coldham has added fascinating records of vagrants,waifs, and prostitutes who were transported to thecolonies. He has also added new transcriptions ofrecords—not in Hotten—of servants sent to “foreignplantationes” from Bristol, 1654-1660. And he hasadded much more from port books, court records,and from any types of official papers and documents.As a result this book is a stupendous achievement.EnglandThe Roll of Battle AbbeyAnnotated by John BernardBurke; Originally publishedin 1848; Reprinted 2008;5.5x8.5; 121 pp; softbound.Order from the publisherat: Clearfield Company, Inc.,3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite260, Baltimore, MD 21211;or www.genealogical.com;CF840 ISBN: 9780806308074;$20.00 plus $4.00 p&h.The Roll of Battle Abbey is acornerstone in feudal Englishgenealogy as well as an extremely interesting and controversialrecord. The Abbey of Battle, erected on theNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 141

On the Bookshe fsite of the Battle of Hastings, was built by Williamthe Conqueror to commemorate his famous victory.Its first community, a society of Benedictines, was enjoinedto pray for those who died in the battle andto preserve a faithful record of all who shared in thevictory. Thus arose the Abbey of Battle and thus theRoll of Battle Abbey. Although the original Roll is nolonger extant, the Roll as we know it today is basedupon the four or five different copies of the originalthat have survived. The Roll of Battle Abbey containsthe names of several hundred of the noble companionsof William the Conqueror. It is thus the very first documentin Norman-English genealogy and the foundationof both spurious and authentic claims of Normanancestry. The work in hand, a compilation by JohnBernard Burke, which includes transcriptions of thevarious copies of the Roll, is a heavily annotated listof the companions of the Conqueror, the annotationsproviding an account of the origins of each companionand his relationship to William, a description of hisbaronies and estates, an assessment of his position inthe feudal hierarchy, and a concise history of his lifeand times, with special attention given to successivegenerations of his lineal descendants. Wherever possible,descents are traced down to modern times.ScotlandScotland During the Plantationof Ulster—The People of Dumfriesand Galway 1600–1699By David Dobson; 2008;5.5x8.5; 142 pp; softbound.Order from the publisherat: Clearfield Company, Inc.,3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite260, Baltimore, MD 21211;or www.genealogical.com;CF9017 ISBN: 9780806353876;$19.50 plus $4.00 p&h.For centuries, English monarchshad tried, with limitedsuccess, to subjugate Ireland,and under the later Tudors hadmade serious attempts to settle Ireland with Englishcolonists. Once he occupied the English throne, JamesI, as King James VI of Scotland, also invited the Scotsto participate in the plantation of Ulster in particular.Scottish “undertakers,” who were granted vastestates, recruited the settlers, and, as many of themwere from southwest Scotland, many of the settlerscame from that region as well. Besides the pull of the“undertakers,” some of the inhabitants of Dumfriesshire,Kirkcudbrightshire, and Wigtownshire (nowknown as Dumfries and Galloway) were ScottishCovenanters fleeing from persecution.The latest book from David Dobson is designed toassist family historians researching their origins inDumfries and Galloway during the 17th century. Sinceonly three of 86 parish registers of the Church of Scotlandprior to 1685 survive for this area, Mr. Dobson’sresearches attempt to fill the void as best as possible.The volume is based, overwhelmingly, on primarysources in the National Archives of Scotland and Edinburgh,and is fully referenced. Sources include theCourt of Session, Commisary Courts of Dumfries andEdinburgh, the High Court of the Admiralty, Kirk SessionRecords, burgh records, Register of Deeds, monumentalinscriptions, and more. The inhabitants arearranged alphabetically and are identified by a townor townland, date, and source. In some instances, Mr.Dobson includes additional details. The major familiesin the Dumfries/Galloway region were Gordon, Irving,Kennedy, Maxwell, McKie, McLellan, McDowall,and Johnston, and many are featured in the volume.Scottish Highlanders on the Eve ofthe Great Migration 1725–1775: ThePeople of the Grampian HighlandsBy David Dobson; 2008;5.5x8.5; 133 pp; softbound.Order from the publisherat: Clearfield Company, Inc.,3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite260, Baltimore, MD 21211;or www.genealogical.com;CF9016 ISBN: 9780806353845;$19.50 plus $4.00 p&h.The sixth and concludingvolume in this series pertainsto the Grampian Highlands.The Grampian Highlandsstretch from the Braes of Angus in the south, northeastwardsfollowing a geological fault line known asthe Highland Line to Aberdeenshire, then west as far asStrathspey. The region embraces the mountainous areasof Angus, Kincardineshire, Aberdeenshire, Banffshire,and Morayshire but does not include neither the fertilecoastal plain nor Strathmore. While the present volumeis not a comprehensive directory of all of the GrampianHighlanders, it does pull together references on 1,50018th-century inhabitants from that region.In all cases, Mr. Dobson gives each Highlander’sname, a locality within the Grampian Highlands(place of birth, residence, employment, etc.), a date,and the source. In some cases, we also learn the identitiesof relatives, the individual’s employment, vesseltraveled on, and so forth.142 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

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Bu eau of Missing Ancestors NETWORKING IS YOUR KEY TO SUCCESSRoots Cellar Abbreviations KeyBornMarriedDiedbmdCCo m p il e d by Ha z e l Mi ll stop priorities.AboutCountyInformationMarried 1stUnknownabtCo.Infom1unkConnecting family history researchers has always been afocus of Everton Publishers and will always be among ourSend in the form preceding this section of the magazineor fill it in online at Everton’s website (www.everton.com/qna/question form.php) and your query will be seen by notonly 100,000+ researchers in the Free section of the Evertonwebsite, but by the readers of The Genealogical Helper.Genealogical networking is key to genealogical success, andEverton’s is here to help you make that connection! Use theonline form—and the service is absolutely free!Seeking Harrison Jiles Walker b 29 Dec 1826 Davie Co NCd 18 Mar 1891 Davie Co NC. Spouse: Sarah Ann Chaffin mDavie Co NC need date. Children: Mary Temperance b 1848Davie Co NC; Jane “Betty” b 1850 Davie Co NC; Dewitt Clintonb 1853 Davie Co NC; William Shelton b 1855 Davie CoNC; Florence Elizabeth b 1858 Davie Co NC; Ferguson b 1860Davie Co NC; Maggie Mae b 1863 Davie Co NC; John Hokeb 1866 Davie Co NC; Belle b 1869 Davie Co NC; Robert Leeb 1871 Davie Co NC. Need name and place of residence ofancestor’s parents. Family religion was Methodist. Ancestorwas a carpenter.%%Contact: Nancy Robinson, email: nancy robinson@mail.cl.k12.md.us.Researching Guttel (Gittel, George) Elsowitz, (Elsowit, Elsowits)b 1843 RUS? d 24 Nov 1917 NYC? Spouse: Feiga Berman(Bearman) m date and place unknown. Children: Nellieb 14 May 1889 RUS; Tillie b 1872 RUS; Katie b RUS; Sara bRUS; Rose b 1882 RUS; Annie b 1887 RUS. Ancestor’s parentsand place of residence unknown, RUS? Family religion wasJewish. Ancestor was a tailor.%%Contact: Jeff Carlen, email: jcarlen@netzero.net.Need info on Willard Estabrook b May 1859 Sackville, NBCAN d 4 Aug 1917 Mound Valley, Labette Co KS. Spouse:Fanny Lavina Sanders m 6 Apr 1884 unknown location. Children:Annette b May 1885 d 1890 Mound Valley, Labette CoKS; Willard W. b 1887 d 1890 Mound Valley, KS; Jenney B. b1888 d 1944 Mound Valley, KS; Joyce G. b 1891 Mound Valley,KS; Mary A. b 1893 Mound Valley, KS; Albert P. b 1896 d1966 Mound Valley, KS; Seaword E. b 1896 d 1946 Mound Valley,KS; Wilbert b 1904 Mound Valley, KS;. Son b 1908 d 1908Mound Valley, KS. Names and place of residence of ancestor’sparents unknown need info. Ancestor was a farmer.%%Contact: Janet Myers, email: right2me2003@yahoo.com.Looking for Sarah Worthington Coyle b 18 June 1874 where?d 16 June 1961 where? Spouse: Patrick Joseph Coyle m whenand where? Children: Harry b.6 Jun 1898 d Oct 1970; FrancisJames b 1912 d 1982 where?%%Contact: Barb Coyle, email: leco@execpc.com. Address:3494 N. Humboldt Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53212.Seeking John Corrothers, Carruthers, Crothers, Cruthersb 1759 Co Londonderry, IRE d 18 Aug 1834 Monongalia CoVA. Spouse: Catherine McCalla m 1785 IRE. Children: Robertb IRE; Henry b 1783 IRE; Elizabeth b IRE; John b 1787 IRE;Andrew b 1791 Monongalia Co VA; Catherine b 06 May 1792Monongalia Co; Rebecca b 1795 Clinton Dist. Monongalia;Jane b ca 1796 Joe’s Creek Clinton Dist; Mary b 1800 FarmJoe’s Creek. Ancestor’s parents were possibly John Carruthers& Catherine Sommerville. Family religion was prob.Scot Protestant.%%Contact: John Corothers, email: mjc@itctel.com. Address:47617 181st St., Clear Lake, SD 47226-5402.Searching for Sarah WOLF/var. b 6 Jun 1758 Berks Co, PA dca 1824 Orange Co, NC. Spouse: Jacob Albright II m 2 Aug1776 Orange NC. Children: John b 2 Sep 1777; Sophia b 4 Feb1780; Mary Eliz b 26 Oct 1781; Sally b 14 Jun 1785; Katherine b10 Jun 1788; Wm. b 19 Apr 1791; Solomon b 30 Oct 1793; MaryPolly b 30 Jun 1797; Nancy b 9 Aug 1800; all children b OrangeCo NC. Name and place of residence of ancestor’s parentsunknown, seeking. Family religion was Protestant.%%Contact: Antoinette Vawter, email: avawter1@msn.com. Phone: 805-773-2756.Seeking Joseph Leland b 1765 where? d 1857 PA. Spouse:Margaret Paff m Jun 10 1802 Bucks Newton Presb Ch. Children:Henry P. b Apr 23 1813; Mary P. b May 1900; Julia Ann;Joseph Jr.; Emily Ann b 1820; William Albert b Jan 26 1821,Morrisville, PA; Maria Matilda b 1826. Need name and residenceof ancestor’s parents. Family was Quaker, Society ofFriends. Ancestor’s occupation was Hosiery Mill, Morrisville,PA.%%Contact: Doris C. Sutton, email: fjndcsutton@sbcglobal.net.Address: 1100 Pacific Ct., Atchison, KS 66002.Phone: 913-367-4714.Looking for Hezekiah Orville b 1820 in Newburgh, NY dca 1891/1895 NJ. Spouse: Amelia Gardner m unknown needdate and place. Children: Owile d age 3 NYC 1860; Elizabethb place and date unknown. Ancestor’s parents were Hezekiahand Margaret Gardner. Family religion was Prot, Presbyt.Ancestor’s occupation was Scam artist, pugilist trainer,evangelist.%%Contact: Gaycha Mayhew, email: gemayhew@mchsi.com. Address: 2008 Oklahoma Ave., Davenport, IA 52804.Phone: 563-386-5805.Looking for David Kinsey b 24 Oct 1801 Lancaster Co PA d 23Aug 1870 South Hanover, Dauphin Co PA. Spouse: CatharineRhoades (Roads) m ca 1830 PA. Children: Simon b 1831 d 1893Susanna b 1832 d 1904; Manassas b 1834 d 1906; Elizabeth b1836; David b 1837; Henry b 1839; Malinda b 1841; Fiana b 1844d 1920; Carolina b 1847; John b 1850. All the children wereborn in PA. Ancestor’s parents were poss Jacob Kinsey andMary Cans. Family religion was Church of the Bretheren.Ancestor was a farmer.%%Contact: Valley Pierce, email: valleypierce@aol.com.Address: 15613 S. E. Creswain, Milwaukie, OR 97267.144 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Bur au of Missing Ancesto sSeeking Sebastian Dunkle b 28 Sep 1749 Lancaster Co PA dSep 1773 Rapho Twp., Lancaster Co PA. Spouse: CatharinaFlory m ca 1773, where? Children: Sophia b ca 1773 PA. Ancestor’sparents were George Dunckel and Rehina Keller.Ancestor was a farmer.%%Contact: Valley Pierce, email: valleypierce@aol.com.Address: 15613 S. E. Creswain, Milwaukie, OR 97267.Researching Thomas S. Pierce b ca 1770 Wythe Co VA d 1851Franklin Tsp., Marion Co IN. Spouse: Elizabeth m date andlocation unknown. Children: Buford b 1815 VA; Cynthia b ca1818/1876 VA; Thomas b ca 1821/1866 VA; Catherine b 1820VA; John b ca 1819/1900 VA; William b 1824 VA; Amanda b1827 VA; Nancy and Mary Ann b VA. Ancestor’s parent wasWilliam Pierce.%%Contact: Valley Pierce, email: valleypierce@aol.com.Address: 15613 S. E. Creswain, Milwaukie, OR 97267.Seeking James V. Decker b 27 Sep 1811 NY d 27 May 1851on Mississippi River Lee Co AR. Spouse: Cinderella Harringtonm 9 March 1840 Orland Twp, Cook Co, IL. Children:Martha b 4 Apr 1841; Lewis B. b 1843; Lester Bradford b 9 Feb1845; Albert A. b 21 Sep 1846; James b Sep 1848; CinderellaElizabeth b 21 Apr 1850. All children b in Orland Twp, CookCo, IL. Date and place of residence of ancestor’s parents unknown.Family religion Freewill Baptist? Ancestor was afarmer.%%Contact: Winifred Koukol, email: koukol@uti.com.Address: 2464 E. 29th Road, Unit 25, Seneca, IL 61360. Phone:815-357-1582.Looking for info on Joseph Howard Hill b 23 Jun 1891 ENGd 30 Dec 1972 Palm Beach, FL. Spouse: Mary Ann Bayliss mdate and place unknown. Children: Joseph Edward b 17 Oct1914 ENG d 26 Sep 1984 Pomona,CA. Catherine Winifred b 05May 1918 ENG. Ancestor’s parents were Joseph Hill & EmmaEllis. Ancestor was an elevator operator.%%Contact: Carol Pelot, email: goofygirl44@sbcglobal.net. Address: 1519 Shady Ln., Schererville, IN 46375. Phone:219-902-2051.Seeking John Huffman b 1784 PA d 1853 Conquest, NY.Spouse: #1 Phebe Moore #2 Sarah? m places and dates unknown.Children: Dorcas b 1805, Wm M b 1808, Joseph b 1810,Nancy L b 1816, John Jr. b 1818, Matthias b 1821, Affe b 1821,Elsa M, & Sarah M. b date unknown.%%Contact: Gerry Yost, email: gyostyogi@rcom-ne.com. Address:514 Pavia Ave., Ravenna, NE 68869. Phone: 308-452-4470.Researching John Lister (Lyster) b ca 1752 ENG d ca 1820/1830.Spouse: Unknown m date and place unknown. Children:Aaron Lister (Lyster) b 1792 DEL/MD. Ancestor’s names andplace of residence of parents unknown. Family was Protestant.Ancestor was a farmer.%%Contact: Clara Smith, email: clarorv@earthlink.net.Address: 30311 201st Ct. S.E., Kent, WA 98042-5920. Phone:253-639-6258.Need info on Celeste Fiori b Italy 1886 d 1946 Saginaw, MI. Spouse:Candida Battani m 2 Feb 1907. Children: Lucia Fiori Stefani; RichardCharles Fiori; Eleanora Fiori Linari; Julius Fiori. Ancestor’sparents were Angelo Fiori & Lucia Stefani. Family religion wasRoman Catholic. Ancestor was a Mason/Stonecutter.%%Contact: Donna Fiori, email: donna fiori@hotmail.com. Address: 518 Dockside Cir, Holly, MI 48442. Phone: 810-252-6797.Looking for John Moore (More, Moor, Muir) b ca 1811 Balyboley,Antrim, IRE d 18 Feb 1865 (?) Dubuque, IA. Spouse:Lettie Embler m 28 Oct 1836 NY. Children: Mary Ann b 9 Jan1838 Montgomery, Orange Co NY; William Scott b 11 Mar1840 Montgomery, Orange Co NY; Georgianna b 20 Aug1842 Montgomery, Orange Co NY; John LeRoy b 20 Feb. 1845Montgomery, Orange Co NY; James Henry b 20 Apr 1847;Francis Edward b 22 Mar 1850 Montgomery, Orange Co NY.Ancestor’s parents were John and Nancy(?) Family religionwas Protestant. Ancestor was a shoemaker.%%Contact: Richard Moore, email: rlmoore777@earthlink.net.Seeking Parents of John Bradford b 25 Jul 1798 TN d 31 Mar1877 where? Spouse: Sarah Blades & Susan Brown m 20 Mar1817 in Franklin Co., IN (Sarah) & 7 Jul 1861 in BartholomewCo., IN (Susan). Children: Isaac b 19 Sep 1827 d 30 Nov 1908);Harvey b 16 Nov 1828 d 21 May 1900); Emaline Mary b 18 Dec1830; John Herod b 23 Apr 1832 d 25 Jan 1904); Sarah Ann b 19Apr 1833 d 12 Nov 1900; Jonathan William b 1 Jan 1838 d 16Jun 1903. Searching for ancestor’s parents’ names and placeof residence. Ancestor was a farmer and mill operator.%%Contact: David Cann, email: decann@infionline.net.Address: 118 Stevens Dr., Stafford, VA 22556-1867. Phone: 540-657-5523.Would like any info available on Toliver Watson Wallace/Wallis b ca 1848 Rutherford Co NC d ca 1895, location unknown.Spouse: Eliza Jane Rainey m 18 Apr 1878, MarshallCo AL Children: Oscar Kelly b 20 May 1879 Cherokee or CalhounCo AL; Lucky Dallas b 02 Jun 1881 Cobb Co GA; Mattieb 15 Apr 1883 Cobb Co GA; Thomas Hawkins b 28 Feb 1885Cobb Co GA; Bonnie May b 13 Mar 1886 Cobb Co GA; IsaacDuffy b 01 Jul 1889 Cobb Co GA; Edna Geneva b 10 Oct 1895Cobb Co GA. Ancestor’s parents were Toliver Wallace andNancy Dycus. Ancestor was a stone-mason.%%Contact: Blanche Wallace, email: blanchew@bellsouth.net. Phone: 407-423-0094.Looking for Patrick Spelman (Spellman) b 28 May 1854 Maam,Co Galway, IRE d 18 Mar 1921, Pittsburgh, PA. Spouse: BridgetHiggins m 18 Feb 1878, Jarrow, South Shields, ENG. Children:Patrick b unk; John b unk; Mary Ellen b.7 Jun 1879 Jarrow, ENG;Catherine b.7 Aug 1882 Youngstown, OH?; Sarah b 25 Feb 1886,Minooka, PA;; Bridget b 12 Dec 1887 Minooka, PA; Thomas B.b 1 Dec 1888 Minooka, PA; Martin J b 26 Apr 1895 Pittsburgh,PA; Michael b 10 May 1898 Pittsburgh, PA. Ancestor’s parentswere Patrick and Sarah Heraghty Spel(l)man. Family religionwas Roman Catholic. Ancestor was a laborer.%%Contact: Barbara Spellman-Shuta, email: Jmsbss@aol.com. Address: 210 Cavalier Dr., Dickson City, PA 18519-1191.Researching Lucinda Farr b ca 1861/62 IL d unknown. Spouse:Jasper Newton Bricker m 26 Oct 1878 Greeley, Weld Co. CO.Children: James Elmer Bricker b 29 Apr 1879, Weld Co. CO.Ancestor’s parent was Mary F. (?).%%Contact: Shirley Penna-Oakes, email: firebugvw@webband.com. Address: PO Box 1179, Tum Tum, WA 99034.Phone: 509-276-1740.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 145

Bureau of Missing Ancesto sSeeking Curtis b 25 Aug 1749 Woodbury CT d 6 Nov 1806Aurelius, NY. Spouse: Siblia (___) m after 1792 NY. Children:Hull b 17 Apr 1794; Abigail b 23 Aug 1796; Daniel b 9 Jan 1800;Elijah b 6 Jun 1802; Allen b 4 Nov 1804; Seth b 24 Aug 1866.Ancestor’s parents were David Curtis & Abigail Woodruffof CT.%%Contact: Shirley Penna-Oakes, email: firebugvw@webband.com. Address: PO Box 1179, Tum Tum, WA 99034.Phone: (509)276-1740.Seeking Rebecca Maxine Laughlin b 3 Mar 1904, Seneca, MOd 26 Oct 1987, Scottsdale, AZ. Spouse: John Peter Cavallo m8 Aug 1937, MO.%%Contact: June Sherman, email: jmsherman@hotmail.com. Address: 11 FM 378, Lockney, TX 79241.Searching for Emmette Emmerson Golden b 17 Nov 1892Brownsville, OK d 1957 Olivehurst, CA. Spouse: Clyda LenoreHoover m unknown. Children: Wilna Alleen b 6 Mar 1923Chidress Co. TX. Family religion was Baptist. Ancestor wasa Baptist preacher and worked Harter’s Cannery.%%Contact: Michael Coder, email: coderk@autonation.com. Address: 8327 Crestmont Ave., Citrus Heights, CA 95610.Phone: 916-723-7685.Would appreciate any info available on Wilford Clifton Coderb 8 Jul 1882 Saline Co KS d date unknown near Pacific Grove,CA. Spouse: Nora Mae Vandorsten m 8 Sep 1909 Rago, KingmanCo, KS. Children: Lloyd Dean b 5 Aug 1923 Rago, KS;Andrew Scott b 11 Mar 1914; Fred Clifton; Dorothy Emma;Ruth Alvira; Madge Francis; Edna Mae; Pauline Marie. Ancestor’sparents were Andrew Jackson Coder & Clarissa AlviraHamp; need place of residence. Family religion was Protestant.Ancestor was a carpenter.%%Contact: Michael Coder, email: coderk@autonation.com. Address: 8327 Crestmont Ave., Citrus Heights, CA 95610.Phone: 916-723-7685.Searching for Sophia Java b 1844 GER d 8 Mar 1884. Spouse:William H Meyer m ca 1872/73 where? Children: William,John, Herman, Edward, Emil, Martin. Ancestor wasa housewife.%%Contact: Doris Ruppert, email: druppert@swnebr.net.Seeking Joanna Jane Fitzwater b 1834 Crawford or WashingtonCo, MO d unk, sometime after 1870. Spouse: LoydBunyard and A.J. Abbott m Bunyard 2 Mar 1854 CrawfordCo MO/ Abbott 21 Aug 1862 Crawford Co. MO. Children:Elizabeth J. Bunyard b 1855 Atchison Co MO; Mary FrancesBunyard b 1853 Atchison Co. MO; William Washington Bunyardb 1858 Atchison Co MO; Florence b 1867 WI: Shermanand Sheridan b Sep 1869 MO. Ancestor’s parents were Mosesand Sarah Fitzwater.%%Contact: Patricia Bunyard, email: patbunyard@charter.net.Address: 650 Canterbury Ln, Cambria, CA 93428.Phone: 805-927-2990.Researching William Edward Murphey/Murphy b CoshoctonCo OH d ca 1898/1911 place unknown. Spouse: ElizabethGardner m Coshocton Co, OH. Children: I am trying to findinfo abt their children a) Mary Elizabeth b) Cecil c) Effie d)Stella married to James Hilligas e) Pauline and their ancestors.The family stayed and lived in Coshocton Co, OH formany generations. Ancestor’s parents were James Murphey/Murphy & Elizabeth Jones.%%Contact: Vila Harrison, email: romanempire10@lycos.com.Address: P.O. Box 64, Boone, IA 50036. Phone: 515-432-4032.Looking for Amelia Unruh Dohse (Emilie) b 14 May 1865d 2 May 1919, Toledo, OH. Spouse: Louis Dohse (Dose) m 1Dec 1883, Toledo, OH. Children: Harry J. Dohse b Nov 1888Toledo, OH; Loretta Ameline Dohse Winters, b 1906, Toledo,OH; Alice Dohse, b Toledo, OH; Walter Dohse, b Toledo, OH;Louis Dohse, b Toledo, OH. Need name and place of residenceof ancestor’s parents. Family religion was German Lutheran.Ancestor was a housewife.%%Contact: Clara Smith, email: clarorv@earthlink.net.Address: 30311 201st Ct. S.E., Kent, WA 98042. Phone: 253-639-6258.Seeking John Lister (Lyster) b ca 1757 ENG d unknown. Needname of spouse and place and date of m. Children: AaronLister, b DEL/MD 4 Apr 1792. Name and place of residenceof ancestor’s parents unknown. Need info. Family religionwas Protestant. Ancestor was a farmer.%%Contact: Clara Smith, email: clarorv@earthlink.net.Address: 30311 201st Ct. S.E., Kent, WA 98042. Phone: 253-639-6258.Researching Thomas Murfin (Murphin) b ca 1796 ENG dunknown place and date. Spouse: Sarah m ENG date unknown.Children: Susan b 1823, Sarah b 1826 (unwed motherof Harriet b 1847), Thomas b 1828; George b 1832; Hannah b1834; all born ENG. Immigrated to Mifflin Co., PA 1848. 1850Wayne Twp census. Daughter Sarah married George King;child Sarah Jan b 1860. Thomas may be related to SamuelMurfin b 1801, farmer in Mifflin Co; wife Catherine and 5children. Seeking d dates and burial sites for Thomas’s familyand Sarah King.%%Contact: Marjorie Schmoll, email: Leland@everton.com. Address: 1726 W 3rd St, Cedar Falls, IA 50613.Would like any info available on Domenico/Domenick Genovese/Genevisib Gissi, Italy, 1886 d Somerville, NJ 1960/61.Spouse: Giovina Giannica m 1905 IT. Children: Angelina bIT 1906?; Nicholas b USA 1916; John b USA 1919; Mary b USA1924; Ida b USA 1927; Other children d IT before immigratingto USA. Ancestor’s parents were Camillo Genovesi andMaria Teresa Mattia. Family religion was Roman Catholic.Ancestor’s occupation was Railroad Conductor.%%Contact: Jeanmarie Rosen, email: ultrayankee@sbcglobal.net.Address: 215 E. Friend St, Columbiana, OH 44408.Phone: 330-272-1604.Looking for Nathaniel Tenpenny b 1740 ENG d unknowndate and place. Name of ancestor’s spouse unknown alsopl/date of m. Children: Richard; Daniel. Name and place ofresidence of ancestor’s parents unknown. Any info availableon this family will be greatly appreciated.%%Contact: Terrie Daniel, email: cherokeetd@msn.com.Phone: 352-279-8156.Seeking Oliver Thurston b ca 1812 ME d date and place unknown.Spouse: unknown. Child: Sullivan B b: 1840, ME.Need any info available about this family.%%Contact: Kip Corriveau, email: kipcorriveau@yahoo.com.146 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Bur au of Missing Ancesto sResearching Matthias Ganser b Rheinland-Pfalz area MettendorfGER? d ca 1700. Spouse: Anna Catharine Reusendal?? m date and place unknown. Children: Johann Michael b1728 d 1788 Mettendorf GER. Petrus Joseph b 1726 St. Petrus,Aachen Stadt, Rheinland. Family religion was Catholic. Needany other info available.%%Contact: Marge Ganser-Heibel, email: margegh@charter.net. Phone: 509-438-9500.Seeking Thomas J. Newton b ca 1800 ME d ca 1834 MA/VT/ME? Spouse: Sophia (Buck) Brigham (1796-1883) m ca 1833MA/VT? Children: Thomas J b Jun 1833 Cambridge VT?; Sophiab 14 Sep 1834 Cambridge/Springfield VT?. Ancestor’sparents and place of residence unknown. Ancestor’s occupationunknown.%%Contact: Randy Seaver, email: rjseaver@cox.net.Phone: 619-422-3397.Would like to find any info on James Michael Kaney b 1812IRE d date and place unknown. Spouse: Elizabeth NarcissusRedd m date and place unknown. Child: Steven William.Family religion was Catholic. Ancestor was a farmer.%%Contact: Linda Barton, email: linbarton@softhome.net. Phone: 904-583-5925.Seeking George M. Rogers b ca 1883 TN d date and place unknown.Spouse: Julia Margaret Morris m ca 1923 WA. Namesand place of residence for ancestor’s parents unknown. Needinfo. Ancestor’s occupation was U.S. Naval Postal Clerk.%%Contact: Elyse Doerflinger, email: GenealogistElyse@gmail.com.Researching Partin b IRE. Need any or all info available.Have no other reference for him.%%Contact: Kenneth Partin, email: kenpartin@hotmail.com. Phone: 318-487-1122.Looking for Samuel NELSON b 1773 VA d ca 1850 MontgomeryCo IN. Spouse: Ann PARSONS m 9 Jun 1793 Bourbon CoKY (Parental Consents). Children: Sally b ca 1794; Joseph P. b1797 KY; Mary Ann b 1799 KY; Charles b 1801 IN; Ezekiel b 1804Cass Co IN; Courtney b 1801; Ruth b 1810; Phoebe b 1814; Bettyb 1818 all b IN; George Washington b Dec. 10 1820 SwitzerlandCo IN; Pauline b 1823; Cynthia Ann b 1826 IN; Samuel NelsonJr. b 3 Dec 1831 Scott Twp Montgomery Co IN. Ancestor’s parentwas Joseph NELSON need place of residence. Ancestorwas a farmer. Marriage Consent for Samuel NELSON signedby father Joseph NELSON and Ann PARSONS’ mother, AnnPATTON PARSONS signed for her to marry. Land Records inMontgomery Co IN. Would like to find the mother of SamuelNelson whose father Joseph Nelson signed for him to marry.Some researchers believe that the Joseph Nelson who marriedLucy Tate connects to the above Samuel, but questions arise.Is the Joseph Nelson who is the Rev. War Soldier bur MadisonCo AL the father of Samuel NELSON who m Ann PARSONS?There are Nelsons in Switzerland Co., IN but cannot connect tomy Nelsons. Would like to see if there is a connection. I havecertain information on some of the children but would liketo connect with someone to share the data and to learn moreabout these branches.%%Contact: Mary K. George, email: dpmk@ffni.com.Address: 1555 N. Main, Ste. 188, Frankfort, IN 46041. Phone:765-659-1532.Seeking Leonidas (Lon) Pickering b 27 Sep 1868 MO d 20 Apr1923 WY? Spouse: Mary Emma Casey m 20 Dec 1894 ArrowRock, Saline Co MO. Children: William Russell b 22 Nov 1895MO d 4 Nov 1975 FL; Everett Alfred b 6 Jan 1897 MO d 27Aug 1969 TX; Harvey Clay b 26 Dec 1897 MO d 29 Dec 1955CA; Allen Dee b 9 Jan 1900 Raymondville, TX Co MO d 1 Jan1978, Springfield, MO; Ina Brazora b 9 Aug. 1901 Raymondville,MO d 13 Apr 1992 Eugene, OR. Ancestor’s parents were SarahElizabeth Stepp/Stapp & Everett Alfred Pickering? Ancestor’soccupation was Lumberman according to 1900 Census. Notespassed down but no proof: Pickering family in America: EverettPickering came from England with two sons, Everett Alfredand William Russell. Everett Alfred m a part Spanish womanin MS, they had two sons, Everett and Leonidas (called Lon).The father was drowned during a flood in 1872. The farmlandand home was destroyed. The children were very young andthe Mother having relations in Howard Co, MO, the boys becamemen in Howard Co. The brother Everett d an old manca 1947 Detroit, MI, the father of four sons and one daughter.Leonidas had four sons and one daughter, when their mother(Mary Casey) died in 1901, Raymondville, MO., the childrenwere taken to their Grandparents Henry and Susan Casey inArrow Rock, MO where they grew up. I was told their fatherLeonidas later remarried in CA and had two sons. Leonidaskilled in the oil fields in WY 1923.%%Contact: Bobbie Pickering, email: BobbieJuly@msn.com. Phone: 503-556-1245.Researching Johann Heinrich Helfrich (aka John Henry Helfrich)b 1739 Mosbach, GER d 1810 Northampton (Lehigh)Co PA. Spouse: Maria Magdalena Sassaman m 03 Nov 1773,Northampton Co, PA. Children: Anna Elizabeth b 6 Sep 1774;Johann Heinrich b 13 Jan 1777; Jacob b 07 Jun 1779; Margarethab 13 Jul 1780; Maria Gertrude b 23 Jan 1783; Daniel b 7Mar 1785; Magdalena b 30 Oct 1787; Catherine b 22 Apr 1790;Jonathan b 22 Dec 1792; Johannes b 17 Jan 1795; Lydia b 23 Apr1797; Samuel b 15 May 1800. Ancestor’s parents were Johan PeterHelffrich & Anna Margaretha Dietz. Family religion wasGerman Reformed. Ancestor ‘s occupation was minister.%%Contact: David Helfrich, email: dhelfrichgen@hotmail.com.Address: 409 Denford Way, Downingtown, PA19335. Phone: 610-518-5254.Request info on Philip Kelley b OH 1825 d date and placeunknown. Spouse: Margaret m date and place unknown.Children: Thomas, b May 1861 KS.%%Contact: Garry Adams, email: adams garry@yahoo.com.Address: Box 323, Fairfield, WA 99012. Phone: 509 283-2462.Searching for Edward Oldham (Oldum) b date and placeunknown d ca 1795 King George Co, VA. Spouse: SarahDishman m 01 May 1791 where/when? Name and place ofresidence of ancestor’s parents unknown. Family religionbelieved to be Church of ENG. Ancestor’s occupation wasJudge & Magistrate King Geo. & Westmoreland Cos.%%Contact: Susan Craig, email: susancraig@centurytel.net. Address: 1076 N. Dade 133, Arcola, MO 65603.Wish to find info on Charles Pinks Newell b 16 Jan 1866 OilCity PA (Venango) d 7 Jun 1927 Marietta OH (Washington).Spouse: Tillie Amelia Eakin m 13 Sep 1887 Degolia, PA (McKean).Children: Bert Harison b 10 Aug 1888 Washington PA(Washington Co); Lynn Eakin b 28 Dec 1891 Wildwood PANov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 147

Bureau of Missing Ancesto s(Allegheny Co); Roy Kenneth b 7 Jun 1904 Williamstown, WV(Wood Co). Need names and place of residence of ancestor’sparents. Ancestor’s occupation unknown.%%Contact: Natalie Bredbeck, email: bredbeck@cros.net.Phone: 419-734-3551.Looking for Reimund (Raymond) Kraft b Kleinliebenthal? RussiaMar 1864 d Aberdeen SD Jan. 1944. Spouse: Margaret Hartym ca 1890/1891 Klienliebenthal, Russia. Children: Peter b 15 Nov1892; John b 1895; Julia b 1897; all in Russia. Roy b 1900; Leona(Magdalena b 1902; Anton (Tony) b 1904; Mary b 1906; Julia b 1910;Julia b 1897 d after arriving in SD 1900. Need names and placeof residence for ancestor’s parents. Family religion was Catholic.Ancestor was a farmer. Have death certificate SD bur Hague ND.Have picture of gravestone, have been there. No mention of parentslisted on death certificate, questions answered by oldest son,but he was 5/6 when they entered this country in 1899.%%Contact: Frank Mosset, email: Fmosset@cs.com. Address:PO Box 2278, Rapid City, SD 57709. Phone: 605-393-0471.Seeking Woodruff-Woodroofe b 8 Aug 1796 d unknown.%%Contact: Madge Warner, email: nmwarner@alltel.net. Address: 400 Canterbury Ridge #208, Canton, GA 30114.Phone: 770-704-9272.Looking for Elexander or Alexander Brown b 1745 where? d1795 Martin Co, NC. Spouse: Rebeka/Rebecca Hutchinsonb 1750 d 1824 where? Children: James; Fanny; Emily; Julia;Samuel? Ancestor’s occupation was a landowner.%%Contact: Lorraine Peckham, email: tryway@yahoo.com.Researching John Stepleton (Stepelton) b Feb 1851 IL d unknown.Spouse: Rosanah Gorman m 11 Aug 1875 Knox CoMO. Children: Fanny b 1876 MO; Mary A b Nov 1879 St ClairCo MO; Henry M b May 1883 Sullivan Co MO; Carrie A b Sep1884 Sullivan Co MO; Charles E b Dec 1889 Sullivan Co, MO;Wm Pat b May 1892 MO. I have found him in only the 1900Adair Co MO census w/his family. He might be the one in the1910 census Jackson Co MO w/second wife. I have found notax, school, organization, military, or b/d records for this man.He is NOT with his wife in the 1880 Fed census. Both of thefindings list his father as born in Canada (Fr). We have foundname spellings of “Stepelton;” “Stapleton.” I have the recordsfor the last four of his children and his wife’s family.%%Contact: Linda Scriven, lcscriv09@yahoo.com. Address:1385 E 50th St S., Oxford, KS 67119.Seeking Elizabeth L. Sleight b 1830 Washington Co NC? d 11Mar 1872 Washington Co NC. Spouse: Joseph Warren Blountm 1857 where? Children: Sam; Martha J. Downing b 24 Sep1858 d 11 May 1882; Elizabeth Heneritta b Davenport 9 Feb1860 d 31 Oct 1948; Charles Wheeler Blount Sr. b 1864 d 1943where? Ancestor was a homemaker.%%Contact: Lorraine Peckham, email: tryway@yahoo.com.Seeking Robert Spires b 1820 NC d 1865-1870 MS. Spouse: JulietteA (unknown) possibly Hale m ca 1842 Paris, MS. Children: SterlingW, b 1842; David G. b 5 Aug 1844; Elizabeth P. b 1846; JamesRobert b Oct 1851; Sarah A. b 1854. Ancestor’s occupation wasfarmer. Need info on ancestor’s parents and place of residence.%%Contact: Barbara J Fazzolari, email: bjfazzolari@yahoo.com.Address: 13929 NE Russell St, Portland, OR 97230.Phone: 503-254-2960.Searching for Goswina Aldhus b 24 Sep 1696, Werlte GER dplace and time unknown. Ancestor’s parent was Tonis Aldhusvel Gusten. Family religion was Catholic.%%Contact: Albert Olthaus, email: colenolo@current.net.Researching Richard Law b 1607 Cambridgeshire or SuffolkENG d 1688 Stamford/Wethersfield CT. Spouse: Margaret Kilbournem 1635 Stamford, CT or Wood Ditton Cambridgeshire,ENG. Children: Jonathan. Ancestor’s occupation was Townclerk, Stamford, CT.%%Contact: Steve Law, email: haulingbysteve@yahoo.com. Address: 654 Athens St., San Francisco, CA 94112.Looking for Catharine Dulanty Davis b 10 Jan 1842 IRE orOH d 1935 Ottumwa, IA. Spouse: Lewis Webster Davis m 14Feb 1866 Ottumwa, IA. Children: Clarence E b 1863; MarthaEllen b 1866; William b 1867; Ellsworth b 1868; Joseph b 1870;Maryetta b 1871; James Alan b 1875; Lewis Webster Jr b 1877;Charles b 1880; Minnie b 1884. Names and place of residenceof ancestor’s parents unknown. Family religion was Christianchurch. Ancestor’s occupation was housewife.%%Contact: Carole Thomas, email: mcspotter@hotmail.com. Address: 223 29th SW, Mason City, IA 50401-6627. Phone:641-430-9221.Searching for Lucetta (Lucitta, Lusitta, Lucy) Banks, nee Stingley,Stingle, Stangle b Feb 1830 (exact date unknown), PAd ca 1905, IN. Spouse: James Smith Banks m 13 Jun 1850,Fayette Co, Connorsville, IN. Children: Austin b 20 Jun 1851;Isabella Leek b 1854; Orinda Roth b 1857; Mary E. Griggs b1863; James A.S.; William Henry F.; Sidney. Names and placeof residence of ancestor’s parents unknown. Ancestor’s occupationunknown.%%Contact: Roger Banks, email: uclafan1@sbcglobal.net.Address: 30 Maravilla Way, Hot Springs Village, AR 71909.Phone: 501-915-9518.Would like info on James Donald Patterson b 11 May 1853 NY/NJ d 3 Jan 1922 Kalona, IA. Spouse: Mary Krebs m 8 Mar 1877Yalton, IA. Children: Charles G b 16 Jan 1886 IA; John Frederickb 2 Mar 1898 IA; William H b 1 July 1879 IA; James Donaldb 4 Aug 1885 IA; Mary H b 1881 IA; Anna T b 2 Feb 1888 IA;Ina V b 1893 IA; Elsie M b 14 Dec 14 1896 IA. Names and placeof residence for ancestor’s parents unknown. Family religionbelieved to be Protestant. Ancestor’s occupation unknown.%%Contact: Georgiana Foley, email: georgiana.foley@att.net. Phone: 303-423-3845.Searching for John Cralle (Crawley, Cralley) b ca 1640 ENG/IRE d Northumberland Co VA.%%Contact: Adrienne Morrish, email: adiem@sunrivertoday.com. Address: 4426 S. Round Hill Dr., Saint George,UT 84790-4431.Would like info on Spink (Spinks), Cecilia; also Celia or Cecelia,b 1815 in Ontario, CAN d 1888 Blackman twp, Jackson Co, MI.Spouse: 1: ? Cummings 2: Alexander McIntyre m 1: ca 1834 2:ca 1840. Children: Elizabeth Cummings b ca 1834 Ontario, CAN;Son Cummings b ca 1826/1842 CAN; Daughter Cummings b ca1826/1842 CAN; Alexander McIntyre b 1840 Huron Co Ontario;Robert C. McIntire b 1842 CAN prob Ontario; Samuel McIntyreb 1844/1845 CAN prob Ontario; Alice McIntyre b 1847 Goderich,Huron Co, Ontario; Albert McIntyre b ca 1852 CAN. Need names148 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Bur au of Missing Ancesto sand place of residence of ancestor’s parents. Family religion wasChurch of ENG. Ancestor was a housewife/farmer.%%Contact: Jane Rehms, email: greenbluff@juno.com.Phone: 509-238-0000. Contact city Mead, WA 99021.Seeking Albert McIntyre, b ca 1852 Ontario prob Huron Cod date and place unknown. Spouse: unknown. Need info onfamily children. Ancestor’s parents were Alexander McIntyreand Cecilia Spinks. Family religion was Church of ENG.Ancestor’s occupation was farmer or laborer.%%Contact: Jane Rehms, email: greenbluff@juno.com.Phone: 509-238-0000. Contact city: Mead, WA 99021.Need info on George McLagan/McLaggan b ca 1834 Perthshire,SCOT d ca 1893/1900; prob Central America. Spouse:unmarried. Ancestor’s parents were Alexander McLagganand Elizabeth [Betty] Brough. Family was Presbyterian? Ancestorwas a carpenter/planter.%%Contact: Jane Rehms, email: greenbluff@juno.com.Phone: 509-238-0000. Contact city: Mead, WA 99021.Searching for Christina [Tena], McLagan b ca 1859 Huron CoOntario d Unknown; poss ca 1881/1900. Spouse: unknown ifshe m. Ancestor’s parents were John McLagan/Mary Brown.Her religion was Baptist. Her occupation was dressmaker1881 CAN Census.%%Contact: Jane Rehms, email: greenbluff@juno.com.Phone: 509-238-0000. Contact city: Mead, WA 99021.Seeking Hosea Dunbar b CT/NY d CT/NY? Spouse: Hannahm date and place unknown. Children: James Madison b 27Apr 1819 Greece, Monroe Co NY. James m Louisa Haines 23June 1849, Gates, Monroe Co, NY. They appear on the 1850 USFederal Census Records for Greece, Monroe Co., NY. James m2nd wife Melissa Harris 23 Feb 1867 Waupaca, Waupaca CoWI. It states on their m cert that James’s parents were Hosea &Hannah Dunbar, b CT. I have found an 1830 US Federal CensusRecord for Northeast, Dutchess, NY with a Hosea Dunbar anda male child listed under 10 to 15 years, which would put JamesMadison in that slot. Is there anyway of determining that thisHosea Dunbar is the father of James Madison Dunbar. I havealso been unable to find the d or bur records of Louisa Dunbar,1st wife of James Dunbar. Her second child Louisa Dunbar wasb 24 Sep 1866 and James remarried in Feb of 1867. She must havedied in that time frame and I have been unable to find her in NYor WI. James m Melissa in Waupaca, Waupaca Co WI. Any helpthat anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated. I wouldbe glad to share my Dunbar Family Tree with others.%%Contact: Sue Dunbar, email: smd777@att.net. Address:336 S. Morton St., Waupaca, WI 54981. Phone: 715-258-0103.Looking for Charles Cates b ca 1810 W TN d ca 1880 MO.Spouse: Nancy Willis m ca 1832 Clay Co MO. Children: Edward,Strother, Frances, Syntha. Ancestor was a farmer.%%Contact: June Ford, email: junfrd44@yahoo.com. Address:102 S Washington, Archie, MO 64725.Searching for Green Sumlin or Benjamin Green Sumlin b1860/1864 GA d 1920/1930 GA. Spouse: Sarah Francis (Cochran)Sumlin m date and place unknown. Children: John,Samuel, James, Thomas; Silas Charles; Sarah Ensley; Rosa MaeMontgomery; Maggie Reynolds; Queen Victoria Ensley; Leila;Livsey; Mamie Wilson. Ancestor’s parents were Benjamin GreenSumlin or Green Sumlin and Sarah Francis Cochran. Ancestor’soccupation unknown for father, mother was nurse in GA.%%Contact: Darlene Bryant, address: 653 Calvert, Detroit,MI 48202. Phone: 313-868-0157.Seeking Jacob Baltzly b Bern, Switzerland? (need date) d ca1773 York Co PA. Spouse: unknown m date and place unknown.Children: Joseph b (1752 (?) d 1816); Henry (Heinrich)b (1753 d 1802); Elizabeth Herman b (?-d 1815?); BarbaraBowser (?-?); Ann Mary b (1758-? d date unknown; Note: Probb Lancaster Co, PA. Names and place of residence of ancestor’sparents unknown. Ancestor was a farmer.%%Contact: Bill Balsley, email: balsle@peoplepc.com.Address: 26011 Lakeshore #401, Euclid, OH 44132. Phone:216-261-7962.Need info on Bryan Scanlan (Scanlon) b ca 1855 Sligo, IRE ddate unknown place Big Mine Run, Schuylkill Co PA. Spouse:Mary Maria Conway m 21 Jun 1883 Ashland, Schuylkill CoPA. Children: Richard F. b 1884 Shenandoah, PA; Letitia F.b 1890 Ashland, PA. Family religion was Catholic. Ancestorwas a miner.%%Contact: Wilson Yerk, email: wyerk@comcast.net.Phone: 215-630-4056.Researching Emma Egert b 5 Feb 1891 Rudolfin, West Prussia,GER d 1963 Sellersville, Bucks Co., PA. Spouse: Erdman Richterm 28 Jan 1908 GER. Children: Victoria b Jan 1914 Rudolfin,W Prussia; Ruth b Oct 1924 W. Rockhill Twp Bucks Co., PA;Elsie b Feb 1926 W. Rockhill Twp PA; Robert b Sep 1928 W.Rockhill Twp, PA; Harold b Sep 1930 W. Rockhill Twp PA.Ancestor’s parent was D. Egert. Family religion was Lutheran.Ancestor was a housewife.%%Contact: Wilson Yerk, email: wyerk@comcast.net.Phone: 215-630-4056.Would like any info available on Erdman Richter b Jul 1882Helen, Germany d Nov 1967, Sellersville, PA. Spouse: EmmaEgert m 28 Jan 1908 GER. Children: Victoria b Jan 1914 Rudolfin,W Prussia, GER; Ruth b Oct 1924 W. Rockhill TwpBucks Co PA; Elsie b Feb 1926 W. Rockhill Twp PA; Robert bSep 1928 W. Rockhill Twp PA; Harold b Sep 1930 W. RockhillTwp PA. Ancestor’s parents were August Richter, RoseKrouse place of residence unknown. Family religion wasLutheran. Ancestor’s occupation was laborer.%%Contact: Wilson Yerk, email: wyerk@comcast.net.Phone: 215-630-4056.Looking for John W. Lewis b ca 1834 WV d 1 Sep 1894 York,Athens Co OH. Spouse: Nancy M. Lewis, daughter of AbnerLewis and Joanna Grimes m 9 Aug 1862 Athens Co OH.Children: Edward S. b 24 Oct 1862 Athens Co OH; Rowenab ca 1862 Athens Co; Rosa B. b ca 1865 Athens Co; Sarah M.b 28 Jan 1869 Lodi, OH; Richmond Randolph b 27 Jun 1871Millersburg OH; Caroline L. b 27 Sep 1873 Lodi, OH; Elizab ca 1877; A. E. Evaline b 20 Jul 1879 WV. Ancestor’s parentwas W. D. Lewis (?).%%Contact: Cynthia Cocker, email: ccocker@alaska.net.Phone: 907-895-6246.Need info on David Nickel (Nickle, Nickol, Nichol, Nicol)b and d unknown. Spouse: Catherine Darr m date and placeunknown. Children: David Alfred (Alford) b 30 Jun 1852 dNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 149

Bureau of Missing Ancesto s28 Jul 1896 Frankford Twp, Cumberland Co PA. Preferredname Alfred (Alford).%%Contact: Wayne Nickel, email: tblfoundation@embarqmail.com.Phone: 717-226-0661.Seeking William Greatorex b ca 1915, poss? MarlboroughCity, Ulster Co, NY d unknown. Spouse: unknown m dateand place unknown. Children unknown. Ancestor’s parentswere John Charles Greatorex /Louella Baxter (2nd marriage -Lewis). Would like any info available on this family.%%Contact: Mike Greatorex, email: mgreato@jmgreatorex.freeserve.co.uk. Address: 47 Yewdale Rd., Harrogate, NorthYorkshire, HG2 8NE, ENG. Phone: (44) 1423 889967.Searching for info on Edward Mobley Meadows b 23 Oct 1870Smith Co, MS d 15 Jan 1945 Hinds Co MS. Spouse: Sarah AnnWare m ca 1887 Smith Co MS. Children: Naney E. b 15-Feb1890 Smith Co MS; Richard Lucian b 11 Jul 1893 Smith Co MS;Nola b 1896 Smith Co MS; John Franklin b 28 Nov 1898 SmithCo MS; Henry Dewey b 24 Jun 1901; Gertrude b 30 Jan 1903;Gettie b 2 Mar 1906; Hettie Rea b 16-Jan 1907; Annie May b1914; Eddie Ray b 1914; Lavon b 16 Sep 1916. Ancestor’s parentswere Henry David Meadows Caroline Mangum. Familyreligion was Baptist. Ancestor was a farmer.%%Contact: George Meadows, email: ganna25@bellsouth.net. Address: P.O. Box 2347, Brandon, MS 39047. Phone: 601-591-1573.Researching John J Kenny b ca 1823 IRE d 15 Sep 1892 where?Spouse: Jane (Kennedy) Kenny m 17 Mar 1849 St James in NYCNY. Children: All children b NYC NY Bridget b 3 Aug 1850;James b ca 1852; Joseph b 15 Sep 1857; Frank b 6 Oct 1859. Ancestor’sparents were John and Bridget Kenny. Family religion wasRoman Catholic. Ancestor’s occupation was Mason.%%Contact: Mariruth Kim, email: mariruth234@yahoo.com. Address: 234 Cloverdale Rd., Chenango Forks, NY 13746.Phone: 607-692-2908.Seeking Frank M. Cade b ca 1845 MS d 1930 TX. Spouse: Luteciam date and place unknown. Children: David b 1883 TX;Wyatt b 1874 TX his son; Lee b 1896 TX; Lee’s dau Juanice bunk, m. John Houston b unk, their son Richard Houston bunk. All b lived E TX. Frank supposedly served in ConfederateArmy. Ancestor’s parents’ names and place of residenceunknown. Ancestor was a farmer.%%Contact: Judy DeSanto, email: judydesanto@gmail.com. Address: 2378 East Comanche Ln, Vincennes, IN 47591.Would like info on Martha Cox b 1825 MO d ca 1880 TX.Spouse: William M Ferguson m unknown MO. Children:James Wesley b 1848 MO d 1911 OK; William Riley b 1849 TXd 1899 TX; John b 1852 TX; Amos b 1853 TX; Francis b 1854TX d 1945 TX; Coleman S. b 1858 TX; Richard B. b 1861 TX;Charles A. b 1869 AR d 1921 TX. Further info needed.%%Contact: Charles Ferguson, email: billsue@windstream.net.Address: 811 S. Market, Shawnee, OK 74801.Phone: 405-275-3879.Looking for info on Morris Maurice Hanna b 05 May 1898OH d Jul 1963 place unknown. Spouse: Wilda E. Smith mdate and place unknown. Children: Morris b 1920 Baltimore,OH; Paul M. b 29 Jun 1922 Baltimore, OH; Roxie Taylor b1924 Baltimore, OH. Ancestor’s parents were Alva and MyrtieHanna. Family religion was Protestant. Ancestor’s occupationwas a wrecker service.%%Contact: Tom Hanna, email: thanna1949@yahoo.com.Address: 142 Pebble Creek Dr, Pataskala, OH 43062. Phone:740-739-7589.Need info on William Franklin Boring b 17 Jul 1924 OH d 03-Oct 1998 OH. Spouse: Kate Braglin m date and place unknown.Ancestor’s parents were Clinton Boring and Alma Noce.%%Contact: Tom Hanna, email: thanna1949@yahoo.com.Address: 142 Pebble Creek Dr, Pataskala, OH 43062. Phone:740-739-7589.Seeking Reuben Simmons b ca 1798 Litchfield, CT d 16 Feb 1871Fond du Lac, WI. Spouse: Louisa Parker m 23 Nov 1817, Bainbridge,Chenango, NY. Children: Alonzo Lee b 8 Oct 1819 Whitestown,NY; Eliza Jane b ca 1822 Whitestown, NY; Enos Marseilles b1825 Whitestown, NY; Amasa P. b 26 Dec 1826, Whitestown, NY.%%Contact: Ronald Ramlow, email: rramlow@wi.rr.com.Looking for James Chaffin/Chafin b ca 1768 Bedford Co., VAd ca 1819 Russell Co, VA. Spouse: Milley Cornutt m date andplace unknown. Children: James G. (John) “Jimmy” Chafinb 1795 Bedford Co, VA d Feb 1860 Bedford Co VA, m SarahHammond 13 Apr 1816 Russell Co, VA.%%Contact: John Chaffin, email: jandic@verizon.net. Address:113 Emily St., Beckley, WV 25801. Phone: 304-252-1714.Researching William Franklin McKinney b 26 Jun 1883 IA d28 Feb 1921? maybe CA or IA. Spouse: Wilhelminia McHarveym CA need date and place. Children: Alice Jane McKinneyOsborn b 5 Feb.1915 Oakland, CA. Ancestor was a realestate salesman.%%Contact: Eleanor Agee, email: eleanoragee@frontiernet.net.Searching for Cornelia Palon/Palen/ b 09 Apr 1847 placeunknown d 7 March 1893 Lake Koshkonong, WI. Spouse:Ira Daniel Ames m 25 Jun 1868 Albion, Dane Co, WI. Children:Charles Henry b 1 Oct 1870; Beth Frances b 11 Jan 1872;Frankie R. b Oct 1872; Chauncey Elbert b 15 Nov 1873; GeorgeElliott b 7 Mar 1874; Hiram Edison b 24 Sep 1880; Rosey Belleb 14 Mar 1881; Nancy Theo b 14 Jan 1883; William Scott b 9Oct 1884; Marion Francis b 1889; Marvin Franklin b 22 Nov1890; Baby Girl b 20 Feb 1893; Names and place of residenceof ancestor’s parents unknown. Family religion was possiblyMethodist. Ancestor was a housewife.%%Contact: Nancy Peralta, email: nancynurse1@gmail.com. Phone: 714-521-4143.Researching Mary Ann Kail b 1814 Jefferson Co. OH d 1843Carroll Co. OH. Spouse: David Dunlap m 12 Apr 1832 where?Children: William b 1833, James b 1836, John b 1840, FourthChild unknown name & date. All born in Monroe Twp, CarrollCo, OH. Ancestor’s parents were Adam Kail & Anna Capper.%%Contact: David Freitag, email: dffandjmf@aol.com.Address: 2445 Strathmore Dr. NW, Canton, OH 44708-1363.Phone: 330-478-0129.Seeking David Dunlap b 20 Aug 1807 PA d 1 Mar 1892 CarrollCo. OH. Spouse: Mary Ann Kail, Jane Logan m 12 Apr 1832OH, 15 Oct 1840 Carroll OH. Children: William b 1834; Jamesb 1836; John b 1850; Thomas b 1843; Robert b 1847; Mary Ann150 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Bur au of Missing Ancesto sb 1850; Margaret b 1854; all b Monroe Twp, Carroll Co. OH.Need info on ancestor’s parents, place of residence.%%Contact: David Freitag, email: dffandjmf@aol.com.Address: 2445 Strathmore Dr. NW, Canton, OH 44708-1363.Phone: 330-478-0129.Need info on Andrew Black b 1774 Co Tyrone, IRE d 4 Aug1862 Carroll Co OH. Spouse: Mary Jane Livingston m 1812New Castle, DE. Children: Samuel b 1813 DE; John b 1817PA; Mary b unknown; Henry b 1820 unknown; Margaret b1821 OH. Names and place of residence of ancestor’s parentsunknown. Ancestor was a store owner and farmer.%%Contact: David Freitag, email: dffandjmf@aol.com.Address: 2445 Strathmore Dr. NW, Canton, OH 44708-1363.Phone: 330-478-0129.Looking for James Frank Guest (Guess, Gest, Gast) b ca 1858MS d ca 1889 Bexar Co., TX. Spouse: Frances Ann m 12 Feb1880 Travis Co TX. Children: John Wesley b 1883 Travis CoTX; Laura Alice b 1885 Travis Co TX; Infant son d at b 1887.Ancestor’s parents were Barton Guest and Eliza Porter. Ancestorwas a railroad worker and ranch hand.%%Contact: Loretta Beard, email: lmgbeard@yahoo.com.Address: 16702 Village Oak Loop, Austin, TX 78717. Phone:512-255-0254.Researching Henry Bislich b 1824 GER d 1 Nov 1903 OlmstedFalls OH. Children: William b 15 Jul 1851 Olmsted Falls; Henryb 4 Jan 1875 Olmsted Falls OH; Mary b 13 Oct 1876 Olmsted FallsOH; Frances b 11 Dec 1879 Olmsted Falls; Joseph b 4 Nov 1882Olmsted Falls OH; Anna b 6 Aug 1885 Olmsted Falls OH; Frankb 18 Apr 1888 Olmsted Falls OH; Henry b 5 mar 1891 OlmstedFalls OH; George b 3 Jun 1894 Olmsted Falls OH; Louise b 11Jan 1898 Olmsted Falls; John b 1852 Olmsted Falls; Henry b 1853Olmsted Falls OH; Katherine b 15 Dec 1855 Olmsted Falls OH;Mary b 21 Mar 1857 Olmsted Falls OH; Elizabeth b 18 Oct 1861OH; Bernard b 6 Mar 1862 OH; Joseph b 24 Dec 1864 OH; Georgeb 1866 OH; Frances b 10 Oct 1867 OH; Henry b 20 Sep 1869 OH.Family religion possibly Catholic. Ancestor was a carpenter.%%Contact: Sharon Sadler, email: windsoftly@hotmail.com. Address: 1280 Donald Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107. Phone:216-578-9020.Seeking Gotlieb Siedler b23 Jun 1840 d 25 Nov 1900. Spouse:Elizabeth Beech m GER? Children: Harmon b Apr 1876 OlmstedFalls or Cleveland OH; Emma b 1873; Robert b 1871 GER;Tony; Hattie b 1879; Victor b 1884; Clarence b 1889. Familyreligion believed to be Catholic.%%Contact: Sharon Sadler, email: windsoftly@hotmail.com. Address: 1280 Donald Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107. Phone:216-578-9020.Looking for John W Gahan b Wexford/Kilkenny Co IRE needdate and place d date unknown Oldham Co, KY. Spouse:Emoline Redstone m ca 1845 Louisville, KY. Children: AlbertRedstone Schiveley b 1846 KY. Research has brother andsister names to be Drew and Ellen.%%Contact: Gary Reade Schiveley, email: garyreade@sbcglobal.net.Address: 11442 G. G. Blvd., Garden Grove, CA 92843.Researching Anna Jane Spears Coffee/Coffey b 18 Jun 1862GA d 24 Dec 1938 Yacolt, WA. Spouse: William Coffee, John M.Coffee (Coffey) m Coffee 18 Jan 1880, Newton, AR; Coffey 30Aug 1897 Josephine Co OR. Children: Lucy b 26 Oct 1880, BakerCity, OR; James b 16 Mar 1882, Baker City, OR; Ella M. b 28 Dec1884, Williams, OR; Laura b 7 Mar 1886 Williams, OR; Mae Enzb 24 Feb 1890 Williams, OR; Arthur b 6 Apr 1892 Williams, OR;Charles b 24 Jan 1898/1899 Williams, OR; Lester Coffey b 15 Feb1900 Williams, OR. Names and place of residence of ancestor’sparents unknown. Ancestors occupation was homemaker andbabysitter. Anna came over the Oregon Trail as a new bride in1880 with William Coffey and his parents and siblings. Annawas b in GA and need parents’ names.%%Contact: J. Patricia Stewart, email: jpstewart@scattercreek.com.Address: PO Box 9, Bucoda, WA 98530. Phone:360-278-3020.Need info on Margy Jamina Rank b 3 Jan 1872, CrawfordCo, OH d unknown. Need date and place of bur. Spouse: (1)George W. Nelson (2) John F. Banks, m (1) 4 Oct 1892 CrawfordCo OH d 29 Nov 1924, Crawford Co OH; (2) 8 Oct 1925Crawford Co OH. Children: Henry Ruben Nelson b 27 Jul1893; Arthur T. Nelson b 4 Jun 1894; Harry E. Nelson b 11 Nov1897; Dorsie Earl Nelson b 30 Oct 1902; Eldie Home Nelson b19 Oct 1905; Mary Celesta Nelson b 24 May 1908; Norris Nelson?;Robert Orin Nelson b 26 May 1816. Ancestor’s parentswere George C. and Christina (Fry/Fret) Rank. Info from 1930OH Census: John F. and Margy Banks listed in Bucyrus Twp,Crawford Co OH. John F. Banks d 18 Nov 1938, Atlanta, GA;bur Oakwood Cem, Bucyrus, Crawford Co OH.%%Contact: Robert E. Dunkel, Sr., 6590 Charles Rd., Westerville,OH 43052-9090.Seeking Lewis Dean and Lena Marie Hebdricks. Lewis b 8Jan 1924 KS d 1995, Mauii. Lena b 8 Jan 1923 KS City MO d23 Aug 2003, LA CA m KS City MO ca 1948/1951. Children:St Michael Doc Balzarini; Carolyn Marie m Shahin; CynthiaAnn. Ancestor’s parents Horace Hendricks. Mother’s parentsfrom Genaua, Tenive, Italy? Father adopted. Supposedly oneof ancestors came on Mayflower. Father had two brothers.Mother’s sister Sr Mary Balzarini, LMMS, Box 501178, Saipam,MP 96950. Nun for over 50 years.%%Contact: St. Michael Doc Balzarini, C.L.A., #B-78150/B2-231, Salinas Valley St. Prison, PO Box 1050, Soledad, CA93960-1050.Looking for members of Berry, Ligon, Battle, Harris, Seay,Tuck, Watkins, Louds, Tanner, Crittenden, Powell, families.Any info will be greatly appreciated.%%Contact: Evelyn Berry Henderson, 101 Belview Dr.,Hwy 9, Boiling Springs, SC 29316-6022. Phone: 864-578-0313.Correction:Searching for Susannah (Susan) A. Copeland b Shores of Scotland(at sea) 10 May 1825 d 26 May 1903 Linn Wales Co WI.Spouse: Charles Beardsley m 9 Apr 1846 Sennett, Cayuga CoNY. Charles b NY d 1909 Lk Geneva Walworth WI. Children:Herman C. b 12 Jun 1847 Linn, Walworth, WI; Amelia Emmab 30 Apr 1853, Linn, Walworth, WI; George Franklin b 14 Mar1866, Linn, Walworth, WI; Susan’s sister Jane Copeland m A. J.Clarke, Auburn, NY. Susan orphan at 15 she went to live withJane. Paternal Grandmother was m to Frank Arnold, d 12 Apr1932. Ancestor’s parents unknown, info sought. Parent wasBritish Army Off., emigrating to CAN 1825.%%Contact: Dorothy R. Hall, 135 Plaza Dr., Apt. 107, Kerrville,TX 78028-2209, email: arnoldhall@webtv.net. Phone: 830-896-5337.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 151

On the Ho izon CALENDAR OF GENEALOGICAL EVENTSOn The HorizonIndex by PlaceThe following listing is in fourparts: Genealogy Related Seminars,Workshops, Conferences,& Institutes; Genealogy RelatedResearch Tours; GenealogyCruises and Family Reunions.It leland@everton.com as soon as your have your event date set. Send updates asIt is our goal at Everton Publishers to publish the most comprehensive listingof genealogy- related events available anywhere. Please email your events toyou get more details filled in. You may also mail copy to: On the Horizon,The Genealogical Helper, PO Box 830, Bountiful, UT 84011.The following listing is in four parts: Genealogy Related Seminars, Workshops,Conferences, & Institutes; Genealogy Related Research Tours; GenealogyCruises; and Family Reunions.See the separate sidebar “On the Horizon Index by Place” to locate eventsspecific to your area, then go directly to the event listing by its date.Genealogy RelatedSeminars, Workshops,Conferences, &InstitutesUnited StatesArizona, MesaNovember 14-15, 2008Arizona, Sun CityFebruary 21, 2009Arizona, TucsonNovember 8, 2008Arkansas, Little RockNovember 7-8, 2008Arkansas, Little RockSeptember 3-6, 2009California, BurbankJune 26-28, 2009California, BurbankJune 11-13, 2010California, EscondidoMarch 7, 2009California, San DiegoJanuary 10, 2009California, Santa RosaApril 25, 2009California, WhittierFebruary 28, 2009Florida, MaitlandNovember 14-15, 2008Illinois, St. CharlesFebruary 28, 2009Illinois, Round Lake BeachNovember 8, 2008Indiana, IndianapolisApril 25, 2009Genealogy RelatedSeminars, Workshops,Conferences, & InstitutesNovember 7-8, 2008—Little Rock, ArkansasThe Arkansas Genealogical Society’sFall Seminar will featureD. Joshua Taylor and Wendy BeboutElliot. For more information:www.agsgenealogy.org.November 7-8, 2008—Provo, UtahICAPGen is sponsoring their 2008“Becoming an Excellent Genealogist”Family History Conference.It will be held at the ErnestL. Wilkinson Center, at the BYUCampus. Classes have been chosento provide instruction to advancedgenealogists as well asprofessional researchers. Instructorsinclude faculty of BYU, professionalresearchers, and otherexperts in genealogical and familyhistory research.Each class has been chosen toprovide advanced training for thegenealogical researcher. You willbe able to learn important techniquesfor research and writing.Those who would like to take theAccredited Genealogist examinationcan get answers to their questionsand concerns. Professionalresearchers can learn ways to improvetheir business. For more information,see: www.icapgen.org/Programs/conference.htm.November 8, 2008—Tucson, ArizonaThe Arizona State GenealogicalSociety is sponsoring a seminarwith John Philip Colletta. His topicswill be: “How to Prepare forSuccessful Research in EuropeanRecords;” “Lesser-Used FederalRecords: A Sampling for FreshResearch Ideas;” “Using Originaland Derivative Sources: How toEvaluate Evidence;” “Hacks andHookers & Putting Up Pickles:Snares of Yesterday’s English.”The Seminar will be held at theChrist Church United MethodistFellowship Hall, 655 N. CraycroftRoad, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.with registration starting at 8:30a.m. The Embassy Suites WilliamsCenter at 5336 E. Broadway inTucson (Broadway & Craycroft) isthe recommended hotel for thosecoming from out of town. Therewill be special rates. For more information,see: the ASGS websitewww.rootsweb.com/~asgs/. Anyquestions? Contact Barbara Salyerat bsalyer@mindspring.com.November 8, 2008—Round Lake Beach, IllinoisThe Lake County Illinois GenealogicalSociety has announced its16th Annual Workshop “ResearchSolutions: Methods and Localities”featuring Tom Jones and DavidMcDonald. For more informationand a registration form, see: www.rootsweb.com/~illcgs, or contactDebbie Mieszala at debfamhist@sbcglobal.netor phone 847-281-9227.November 8, 2008—San Antonio, TexasThe San Antonio Genealogical &Historical Society will present its49th Annual Fall Seminar from152 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

On the Horizon9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The featured speakerfor the all day event will be writer &lecturer Dick Eastman of Dick Eastman’sOnline Genealogy newsletterfame. The event will be held at theJohn Calvin Presbyterian Church,corner of Walzem & Midcrown inNE San Antonio. For more information,& registration form visitwww.rootsweb.com/~txsaghs2 orcall 210-342-5242.November 14-15, 2008—Mesa, ArizonaMy Ancestors Found is sponsoringthe 1st Annual Mesa ArizonaFamily History Expo. For moreinformation, see: www.myancestorsfound.com.November 14-15, 2008—Maitland, FloridaThe Florida State Genealogical Societywill host its annual conferencefeaturing Jana Sloan Broglin.Other speakers will be Ann Bergelt,Pamela J. Cooper, Amy Larner Giroux,George G. Morgan, DonnaM. Moughty, Mary P. Parker, DrewSmith and C. Ann Staley. For moreinformation see the society’s websitewww.flsgs.org.November 14-15, 2008—Raleigh, North Carolina“This Land Was Their Land,”sponsored by the North CarolinaGenealogical Society will be presentedat the Brier Creek CountryClub, Raleigh. Rick Sayre, CG,Monica Hopkins, Larry Catesand A. Bruce Pruitt will presentthe following topics: Topographicand Other Maps for Genealogists,Maps of the Southeast UnitedStates, Google Earth for Genealogists(Sayer); Understanding LandRecords, Understanding Deeds(Hopkins); Land Grants in NorthCarolina 1663-1960 (Pruitt); TheLaw of the Land (Cates). Landresearch is essential for locatingand sorting people in large familiesand with common surnames.These workshops provide toolsfor this and much, much more.For information and reservations,see: www.ncgenealogy.org, email:info@ncgenealogy.org.November 15-29, 2008—Toronto, OntarioThe Toronto Branch of the OntarioGenealogical Society, in cooperationwith the Toronto Public Libraryis sponsoring “Hands-onEarly Ontario Land Records.” Thiscourse will provide an introductionto the land granting processand the main types of CrownLand Department records, andhow to use the various findingaids at the Archives of Ontario todocument your ancestor’s acquisitionof (or attempt to acquire) landin Upper Canada. Hands-on practicefollowing several case historiesthrough the records will helpyou proceed confidently with yourown searches. Registrants musthave e-mail and Internet access,and will be expected to do somebackground reading before eachclass. Prerequisite: Basic course orequivalent experience. Course: 3sessions, Saturdays 10:15 a.m. to12:15 p.m.; Location: Archives ofOntario, 77 Grenville St. Instructor:Jane MacNamara, Fee: $45($50). For more information, see:http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/courses.html.December 13, 2008—Steubenville, OhioThe Jefferson County Chapter,Ohio Genealogical Society issponsoring their Annual ChapterChristmas Banquet, beginning atnoon with a luncheon followedby chapter member and guestspeaker, Jeff Evans II. The themefor the banquet will be “The OhioValley During the Civil War.” Jeffwill show examples of how ourcommunity celebrated Christmasduring war-time, with real historiesand stories. Civil War dressis optional. Civil War Family inducteeswill be recognized withLouisianaApril, 2009Massachusetts, WalthamApril 26, 2009Michigan, MidlandOctober 15-17, 2009Missouri, Jefferson CityAugust 7-8, 2009Missouri, St. LouisMay 2, 2009Nevada, Las VegasApril 4, 2009New HampshireApril 22-26, 2009New York2010North Carolina, RaleighNovember 14-15, 2008North Carolina, RaleighMay 13-16, 2009Ohio, ClevelandOctober 14-17, 2009Ohio, SteubenvilleDecember 13, 2008Pennsylvania, LancasterApril 25, 2009Pennsylvania, PhiladelphiaAugust 2-7, 2009South Dakota, Rapid CitySeptember 9-14, 2009Tennessee, KnoxvilleSeptember, 2010Texas, BoerneFebruary 7, 2009Texas, HoustonMarch 21, 2009Texas, San AntonioNovember 8, 2008Utah, BountifulMarch 7, 2009Utah, ProvoNovember 7-8, 2008Utah, ProvoJuly 28-31, 2009Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 153

On the Ho izonUtah, Salt Lake CityJanuary 12-16, 2009Utah, Salt Lake CityApril 28-June 5, 2010Virginia, Virginia BeachMarch 28, 2009Washington, SpokaneSeptember 11-13, 2009Wisconsin, MiddletonApril 3-4, 2009CanadaAlberta, EdmontonApril 18-19, 2009Alberta, Medicine HatJune 14-21, 2009British Columbia, SurreyMarch 7, 2009Ontario, OakvilleMay 29-31, 2009Ontario, OttawaMarch 27-29, 2009Ontario, TorontoNovember 15-29, 2008Saskatchewan, ReginaApril 23-26, 2009New ZealandAucklandJanuary 16-20, 2009Research Tourssee page 158United StatesUtah, Salt Lake CityNovember 2-9, 2008Utah, Salt Lake CityDecember 7-13, 2008New ZealandNew Zealand, OtahuhuJanuary 16-20, 2009Genealogy Cruisessee page 158Eastern CaribbeanJanuary 10-18, 2009certificates and pins. Reservationsare required. For more information,see: www.jeffcochapter.com.January 10, 2009—San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego Genealogy Society isholding their annual seminar andluncheon Saturday, January 10,2009 at the Handlery Hotel, 950Hotel Circle, San Diego, CA. Thefeatured speaker is well-knowngenealogist Lloyd Bockstruck whowill give presentations in both themorning and afternoon. For moreinformation please see: www.rootsweb.com/~sasdgs.January 12-16, 2009—Salt Lake City, UtahThe Utah Genealogical Association’s2009 Salt Lake Institute ofGenealogy will be held at theRadisson Hotel. The Institute offersa week of in-depth instructionby expert genealogists in tencourses:• Course 1: American Records& Research: Focusing onLocalities.• Course 2: Research of the GulfSouth—Georgia, Florida, Alabama,Mississippi, Louisiana,Arkansas, and Texas.• Course 3: English Research.• Course 4: Research in GermanSpeaking Areas.• Course 5: Colonial AmericanResearch.• Course 6: Effective Use of theInternet.• Course 7: Hispanic Research:Discovering Your Ancestorsin Spain and Latin America.• Course 8: Beyond the Library:Research in Archives,Courthouses and ManuscriptCollections.• Course 9: (Course full) SkillBuilding for Professional-Level Research.• Course 10: GenealogicalProblem Solving.For more information or to enrollonline, see: www.infouga.org.January 16-20, 2009—Auckland, New ZealandThe New Zealand Society of Genealogistswill host their 12th AustralasianCongress on Genealogy andHeraldry. For more information,see: www.affhocongress2009.org.February 7, 2009—Boerne, TexasThe Genealogical Society of KendallCounty, Texas is sponsoringtheir Annual Seminar from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m. at the Boerne Conventionand Community Center, 820E. Adler Rd, Boerne, TX.Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD,ScD, will be the speaker at this 5thAnnual Seminar. Dr. Schweitzer’stopics will include the Civil War,German Genealogical Research,and Genealogy in the SoutheasternUS. Registration informationwill be available on the website nolater than October 2008. For moreinfo and registration, see: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txgskc/seminar.htm.February 21, 2009—Sun City, ArizonaThe West Valley Genealogical Societyof Youngtown, Arizona issponsoring their annual seminar,to be held at the First PresbyterianChurch, 12225 W. 103rd Ave., SunCity, Arizona, from 8:30 a.m. to2:30 p.m. The speaker will be LauraPrescott, professional researcher,writer, and speaker; regular columnistfor Ancestry, contributingeditor for New England Ancestors,as well as a contributor to GenealogicalComputing and NGS NewsMagazine. Laura will speak on“Finding the Unexpected in UnexpectedPlaces.” For more informationand registration, see: www.azwvgs.org.February 28, 2009—Whittier, CaliforniaThe Whittier Area Genealogical Society(WAGS) will once again holdits annual day-long seminar Saturday,February 28, 2009. The speaker154 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

On the Horizonwill be Curt B. Witcher, manager ofthe Historical Genealogy Departmentof the Allen County PublicLibrary in Fort Wayne, Indiana.Mr. Witcher is a former presidentof both the Federation of GenealogicalSocieties and the NationalGenealogical Society.February 28, 2009—St. Charles, IllinoisThe DuPage County Genealogicalsociety is sponsoring their 34thAnnual Conference featuringEverton’s Genealogical Helper Managingeditor, Leland K. Meitzler.Mr. Meitzler will speak on “TheWitness,” “Using Tax Records,”“Chasing Women,” and “Your AncestorWas Not Lost in the CourthouseFire.” Contributing editor,Jeff Bockman, will speak on “TheyCame in Ships,” and “DrillingDown for DNA.” Tracks are alsoplanned on Chicago research aswell as Allen County Public Libraryresearch. The Conferencewill be held at Hilton Garden Inn,4070 East Main St., St. Charles, Illinois.See www.dcgs.org for moreinformation.March 7, 2009—Escondido, CaliforniaThe Escondido Family HistoryFair will be held at the Escondido,California South Stake Center,2255 Felicita Road. GenealogicalHelper managing editor Leland K.Meitzler is scheduled to speak upto four times during the day. Formore information, see www.familyhistoryfair.org.March 7, 2009—Bountiful, UtahThe annual South Davis RegionalFamily History Fair will be heldat the Bountiful High School. Formore information, see: www.devclean.com/famhistfair/index.html.March 7, 2009—Surrey,British Columbia, CanadaThe British Columbia GenealogicalSociety & the Surrey Public Librarywill sponsor an all-day seminarwith Megan Smolenyak. For moreinformation, see: www.bcgs.ca.March 21, 2009—Houston, TexasThe Houston Genealogical Forumwill present “Ante Bellum MilitaryRecords” with Craig Scott asspeaker. For more information see:www.hgftx.org or send an e-mailto: programs@hgftx.org.March 27-28, 2009—Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaThe Ottawa Branch of the OntarioGenealogical Society and the OttawaPublic Library will presenttheir 26th Gene-O-Rama at the BenFranklin Place, 101 CentrepointDr. The Gene-O-Rama will includeMarketplace, Internet SearchRoom: free Internet searching oflibrary resources, including Ancestry.com(provided courtesy ofthe Ottawa Public Library) ComputerDemonstration Room withinformal access to CD collections,databases, and genealogy softwarepackages. Assistance will beavailable in all computer rooms.For more information, see: www.ogsottawa.on.ca/geneorama.Mar 28, 2009—Virginia Beach, VirginiaVirginia Beach Genealogical Societyis sponsoring Dr. John PhilipColletta, Ph.D. as the day-longspeaker at their 2009 “Tell MeAbout It” Conference. Touted byhis peers and delighted listeners,his lectures are famously full ofgood humor, clarity, useful examplesand true, vivid stories of ancestorsthat illustrate his lessons.John says, “Classes are interactive,as I respond to participants’questions as they arise. My goalis to help family historians optimizetheir efforts to uncover andwrite the stories of their forebears,and to enjoy all along the way thepleasure and humor of the journey.”John will help YOU withgenealogy in 2009 at “the beach.”www.genealogyjohn.com tellssome of his story. If you think yourwriting and/or research mightpossibly benefit from any tweaking,this is the one conference youcannot afford to miss.The conference will be held atthe Central Library and promisesto bring a different twist to genealogy.John’s two morning topicsfocus on research and discovery,the two afternoon topics focuson what you need to make yourwriting most interesting. Colletta’s“Effective Interviewing” topicbenefits your future generationsas well as helps you preserve yourpast.More on content & registration willbe on their website soon. Visit: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vavbgs/.April, 2009—LouisianaThe Louisiana Genealogical andHistorical Society will sponsortheir annual seminar & meeting.Details to be announced. See: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~la-lghs/seminar.htm.April 3-4, 2009—Middleton, WisconsinThe Wisconsin State GenealogicalSociety will sponsor their Gene-A-Rama, to be held at Madison MarriottWest, 1313 John Q. HammonsDr. The featured speaker will beChristine Rose. For more information,see: http://wsgs.org.April 4, 2009—Las Vegas, NevadaThe Clark County, Nevada, GenealogicalSociety is sponsoringa seminar featuring Dr. GeorgeK. Schweitzer. For more information,see www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nvccngs/.April 18-19, 2009—Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaThe Alberta Genealogical SocietyConference will take place. Formore information, see: www.abgensoc.ca.Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 155

On the Ho izonApril 22-26, 2009—Manchester, New HampshireThe 10th New England RegionalConference “Discovering FamilyTreasures,” will feature speakersMegan Smolenyak, Tom Jones, andJim Hansen. More information orto register, see: www.nergc.org.April 23-26, 2009—Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaThe Saskatchewan GenealogicalSociety will sponsor their 40thAnniversary Showcase GenealogyConference. For more information,see: www.saskgenealogy.com.April 25, 2009—Santa Rosa, CaliforniaThe Sonoma County GenealogicalSociety is sponsoring an all-dayseminar with Lloyd Bockstruck.He will speak on “Court Recordsfor Genealogical Research,” “Colonialand States Statutes: OverlookedSources for GenealogicalResearch,” “Bridging the Atlantic:Finding Your Ancestral Home,”and “Substitutes for Birth andDeath Records.”This will be the 17th all-day sessionsponsored by SCGS. It will beheld in the Harry A. Merlo Theaterat the Wells Fargo Center for theArts, Highway 101 at River Road.Pre-registration is highly recommendedto reserve your seat forthis event. Price of admission forpre-registration is $20 for membersof the Sonoma County GenealogicalSociety, $25 for non-members.Admission at the door, beginningat 8 a.m., will be $30. Send your reservationsto Registrar Audrey Phillips,96 Eastside Circle, Petaluma,CA 94954-3609. Questions aboutregistration can also be directed toher by phone at 707-763-4492. Otherquestions about the seminar shouldbe directed to Lois Nimmo, programchairman, e-mail: loisnim@scbglobal.net or phone 707-537-1684.For more information, see: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cascgs/bockstruck2.htm.April 25, 2009—Indianapolis, IndianaPamela K. Boyer will be the featuredspeaker for the IndianaGenealogical Society’s 20th AnniversaryConference. Other speakerswill be Dr. Jack Early, CurtWitcher, Bennie McRae, Dr. AlanJanuary, Kevin Flanagan, DonaStokes-Lucas, and Ron Darrah.For more information or to register,go to www.indgensoc.org/conference.html or write to 2009Conference, Indiana GenealogicalSociety, PO Box 10507, Ft. Wayne,IN 46852-0507.April 25, 2009—Lancaster, PennsylvaniaSponsored by the Lancaster MennoniteHistorical Society and theLancaster County Historical Society,the 2009 Lancaster Family HistoryConference will take place atthe Eden Resort Inn.April 26, 2009—Waltham, MassachusettsThe Massachusetts GenealogicalCouncil is sponsoring their annualseminar. The speakers aresponsored by NEHGS of Boston.Lecturers include Michael LeClerc,speaking on “Online Resources forNew England Research.” Josh Taylorof NEHGS will give two presentationson “Essential Tools forGenealogists: What to Buy and Howto Buy It!” and “Genealogical Networkingin Today’s World.” Ann S.Lainhart will give two lectures on“State Census Records” and “MassachusettsInstitutional Records atthe State Archives.” The programincludes specialized topics suchas “Researching Parish Records inPortugal” and “Recovering the LostHistory of Annie Londonderry: AnIdiosyncratic Search for the World’sFirst Female Sports Star.” Additionally,there will be two lecturesfrom New England History Festivalfounder John Horrigan, including“Great American Fires of the19th Century” and “Winters of theRevolution.” For more information,email: mbrophy@brophygen.com.May 2, 2009—St. Louis, MissouriThe St. Louis Genealogical Societyis sponsoring their annual FamilyHistory Conference, to be held atthe Maryland Heights CommunityCentre. The featured speaker willbe David Rencher AG, CG, FIGRS,FUGA, Director of Records andInformation Division, Family andChurch History Department of theChurch of Jesus Christ of LatterdaySaints. This organization hastaken on the project to convert theChurch’s vast collection of microfilmedrecords into indexed digitalimages, which will then be madeavailable on the Internet. David’scurrent assignment promises totransform the way genealogists accessoriginal documents pertainingto their family history research. Formore information on the conference,see: www.stlgs.org/fair.htm.May 13-19, 2009—Raleigh, North CarolinaThe National Genealogical Societyis sponsoring their annual conferenceto be held in Raleigh, NorthCarolina. The conference hotel isthe Raleigh Marriott City Center,501 Fayetteville St., Raleigh,NC 27601. For more information,see: www.ngsgenealogy.org/Conferences/2009/.May 29-31, 2009—Oakville, Ontario, CanadaThe Ontario Genealogical Societywill sponsor their annual conference,entitled “From the PrintedPage to the Digital Age.” For moreinformation, see: www.ogs.on.ca.June 14-21, 2009—Medicine Hat, Alberta, CanadaThe International Convention ofGermans from Russia, sponsoredby the American Historical Societyof Germans from Russia will beheld with Leona Mann and Mabel156 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

On the HorizonKiessling co-chairing the convention.For more information, see:www.ahsgr.org/convention.htm.June 26-28, 2009—Burbank, CaliforniaThe Southern California GenealogicalSociety will sponsor their annualSCGS Jamboree. The SouthernCalifornia Genealogy Jamboreeand Resource Expo is a three-daygathering of genealogists, familyhistorians, experts, novices, exhibitors,vendors, genealogical societyleaders, speakers, and otherswho are interested in tracing theirroots. The 2009 Genealogy Jamboreeis expected to draw over 1200participants. There will be morethan 75 presentations and paneldiscussions, over 30 lecturers, aroom full of exhibitors and vendors,and plenty of opportunitiesto network and socialize.For more information, see: www.scgsgenealogy.com.July 28-31, 2009—Provo, UtahThe annual Conference on FamilyHistory and Genealogy will besponsored by BYU.August 2-7, 2009—Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Jewish Genealogical Society ofGreater Philadelphia will host the29th annual IAJGS InternationalConference on Jewish Genealogy.It will be held at the Sheraton PhiladelphiaCity Center Hotel at 17thand Race Street. For more information,see: www.jewishgen.org/jgsp/2009Conference.htm.August 7-8, 2009—Jefferson City, MissouriThe Missouri State GenealogicalSociety will sponsor their annualconference at the Capital PlazaHotel with featured speaker, JulieMiller, CGSM. Julie Miller is aCertified Genealogist with morethan 30 years of genealogy experience.She is a newspaper columnistfor the Broomfield Enterpriseand is on the Board of Directorsfor the National Genealogical Society,Association of ProfessionalGenealogists, and InternationalSociety of Family History Writersand Editors. Ms. Miller is thePresident of the Colorado Chapterof the Association of ProfessionalGenealogists and Past President ofthe Colorado Genealogical Society.For more information, see: www.mosga.org.September 3-6, 2009—Little Rock, ArkansasThe Federation of GenealogicalSocieties Annual conference willbe held at the Little Rock StatehouseConvention Center. It istitled “Passages Through Time.”For more information, see: www.fgsconference.org/index.php.September 9-14, 2009—Rapid City, South DakotaThe annual seminar of the GermansFrom Russia Heritage Societywill be held in Rapid City.September 11-13, 2009–Spokane, WashingtonThe Eastern Washington GenealogicalSociety is sponsoring the 2009Washington State Genealogical Society’sState Conference at the historicDavenport Hotel. The featuredspeaker will be Megan Smolenyak.The four-diamond Davenport Hotelwill be the venue for the meetings,vendors, and meals and isoffering special accommodationspackage. Single and double-occupancyrooms are $155 per night,triple are $165, and accommodationsfor four are $175 per night.The hotel now is taking reservationsfor that weekend. For moreinformation, see: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ewasgs/.October 14-17, 2009—Cleveland, OhioThe annual Seminar of the CzechoslovakGenealogical Society Internationalwill be held in Cleveland.October 15-17, 2009—Midland, MichiganThe Michigan Genealogical Councilis sponsoring their annual seminarwith the Thursday afternoon& evening of October 15 includingtours of Midland County HistoricalSociety facilities. On the followingtwo days, 16 speakers with32 sessions in four tracks will befeatured. Thirty vendors & societiesare expected to exhibit. A banquet& lunches with speakers areplanned. For more information,see: www.rootsweb.com/~mimgc/.Email: faeae@chartermi.net.April 28 - May 5, 2010—Salt Lake City, UtahThe National Genealogical Societyis sponsoring their annualconference to be held in Salt LakeCity, Utah. For more information,see the following website (whenit launches): www.ngsgenealogy.org/Conferences/2010/.June 11-13, 2010—Burbank, CaliforniaThe Southern California GenealogicalSociety will sponsor their annualSCGS Jamboree. The SouthernCalifornia Genealogy Jamboreeand Resource Expo is a three-daygathering of genealogists, familyhistorians, experts, novices, exhibitors,vendors, genealogical societyleaders, speakers and otherswho are interested in tracing theirroots. The 2010 Genealogy Jamboreeis expected to draw over 1200participants. There will be morethan 75 presentations and paneldiscussions, over 30 lecturers, aroom full of exhibitors and vendors,and plenty of opportunitiesto network and socialize.For more information, see: www.scgsgenealogy.com.September, 2010—Knoxville, TennesseeThe Federation of GenealogicalSocieties will hold their annualconference in Knoxville, with aNov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 157

On the Ho izonstrong emphasis on genealogy onthe Internet.2010—New York StateThe New York State Chapter of thePalatines to America will sponsorthe 300th anniversary celebrationof Palatine immigration toAmerica.Genealogy RelatedResearch Toursand RetreatsNovember 2-9, 2008—Salt Lake City, UtahJoin NEHGS for their thirtieth annualresearch tour to the FamilyHistory Library in Salt Lake City,Utah. Along with over 70 otherNEHGS members, you are invitedto take part in an intensive weekof research where you will beaided by expert staff. Daily programmingalso includes computertutorials for accessing the librarycard catalog, research tips andtechniques lectures, personalizedconsultations and group dinningevents. For more information, see:www.newenglandancestors.org/SLC Tour Nov 2008.pdf.December 7-13, 2008—Salt Lake City, UtahDo You Want to Make GiganticLeaps in Locating Your Ancestors?Do you have brick-wall problemsin your genealogy research? If so,plan on joining with The GenealogicalHelper Managing Editor, LelandK. Meitzler, and Donna Potter Phillipsat the 24th annual Salt LakeChristmas Tour to the Family HistoryLibrary this December.The Salt Lake Christmas tour isknown for having the highest percentageof professional researchersper attendee of any Salt Lakeresearch tour.Why December? Early Decemberis an ideal time to come to theFamily History Library. The libraryisn’t crowded, as it is at othertimes of the year. The festivities inSalt Lake City are underway andthe Christmas Tour Family is waitingwith open arms for you to jointhem.By joining us in Salt Lake Cityon a Salt Lake Christmas Tour, youwill be in the right place—at theright time—to locate more ancestorsthan you may have ever foundbefore.For more information, see:www.SaltLakeChristmasTour.com, or call 801-949-7259.January 16-20, 2009—Otahuhu, New ZealandThe 12th Australasian Congressof Genealogy & Heraldry will beheld in Auckland at Kings College,Golf Avenue, Otahuhu, Auckland,New Zealand. The theme is “Preservingthe Past for the Future.”For more information, see: ht t p://www.affhocongress2009.org.Genealogy CruisesJanuary 10-18, 2009—Eastern CaribbeanIrish genealogy is one of the mostdifficult research topics in familyhistory. To make it a little easier,The Irish Ancestral Research Association(http://tiara.ie) is organizingan Irish genealogy cruise inJanuary 2009. You do not have tobe a member to join the cruise. Wewant to create an opportunity foreveryone to learn how to researchIrish families.This trip will focus on Irishresearch. All speakers have presentedat national genealogicalconferences and are recognized asknowledgeable in their fields. Therewill be two tracks. Track 1 will havelectures on basic resources andtechniques for Irish research. Track2 will focus on more advanced topicsand is intended for those withexperience in using Irish records.The first thirty registrants will begiven a one-hour private consultationwith one of the professionalgenealogists on the program.SPEAKERS:• Valerie Adams, Public RecordOffice of Northern Ireland,Belfast• Mary Ellen Grogan, TIARA,Boston• George B. Handran, expert onGriffith’s Valuation, Boston• Michael J. Leclerc, New EnglandHistoric Genealogical Society,Boston• Gregory O'Connor, NationalArchives of Ireland, Dublin• Eileen and Sean O'Duill,DublinSHIP: Royal Caribbean, Independenceof the SeasThis is Royal Caribbean’s newestship. Independence is a sistership to Freedom of the Seas. If youwatch the Travel Channel, there isan hour-long program on Freedomof the Seas hosted by SamanthaBrown. Independence will be alarge ship, but it will have somethingfor everyone from the ConferenceCenter to the FlowRidersurf simulator.ITINERARY: Eight nights in theEastern Caribbean.Cruise begins and ends in FortLauderdale, Florida, with dayvisits to: San Juan, Puerto Rico;Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas;Philipsburg, St. Maarten; andRoyal Caribbean’s private beachat Labadee, Haiti. The lectures arescheduled for the three “At Sea”days. They will not conflict withopportunities to visit the ports.For detailed information onthe cruise, go to the TIARA website(http://tiara.ie) and click on“Trips.” For more information,contact Mary Ellen Grogan at megrogan@ix.netcom.com.158 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

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Surname Index ENTRIES INDICATE THE FIRST INSTANCE WITHIN A STORY, ARTICLE, ETC.AAalders 82Abbot 91Abbott 91, 146Abel 130Abernathy 165Acre 130Adams 17, 91, 130,138, 147, 158, 162Addison 160Africa 130Agar 163Agee 150Ailstock 130Albright 144Alden 91Aldhus 148Alexander 91, 160Alford 130Alfriend 139Algoe 160Allen 91, 130,135, 139Allerton 91Allstons 91Alman 130Alstons 91Alt 161Alvis 130Ames 150Amidon 91Ampey 130Ancel 130Anderson 130Andrews 91,130, 135Angus 130Annis 91Antill 91Archer 130, 139Armfield 130Armstrong 130Arnold 130Arthur 135Artis 130Ashberry 130Ashby 130Ashe 130Ashley 91Ashton 130Ashworth 130Aspinwall 91Aston 139Atkins 130Atlee 91Atwater 91Aulden 130Austin 128Avery 130BBabb 161Bachmann 163Bacon 91Baier 70Bailey 130Baine 130Baker 130Balder 127Balkham 130Ball 91, 130Ballard 91Balsley 149Baltrip 130Baltzly 149Balzarini 151Banks 130, 148, 151Bannister 130Barber 130Barclay 42Barker 139Barnard 136Barnes 91, 128Barrett 91Barry 160Bartlett 130Bartly 130Barton 147, 160Bass 130Batchelder 91Bates 130Battle 151Battles 130Bauer 106Baur 106Baxter 150Bayliss 145Bazden 130Bazmore 130Beard 151Beardsley 151Bebout 152Becker 107Beckett 130Bee 130Bell 130Bellis 160Benn 160Bennett 21, 130Benson 70Bentley 139Bergelt 153Berkeley 139Bernard 139Berry 96, 130,131, 132, 151Best 77Bevan 135Beverly 130Bibbens 130Bibby 130Biddie 130Billet 62Bing 130Bingham 130Binns 130, 139Bislich 151Bitz 161Bizzell 130Black 130, 151Blades 145Blake 91, 130Bland 139Blango 130Blankenau 3Blanks 130Blizzard 130Blouet 91Blount 148Blue 122, 130, 160Bockman 3, 97,113, 117, 155Bockmann 102Bockstruck 154, 156Boddie 138, 139Bolino 12Bolling 139Bolton 130Bonau 59Bond 130, 160Boner 160Bonnifield 36Boon 130Booth 130Boring 150Bosman 130Bow 130Bowden 130Bowen 139, 140, 141Bower 106Bowers 130, 131Bowles 130Bowman 130Bowmer 130Bowser 130, 149Boyd 18, 130Boyer 156Bradford 139, 145Brady 130Braglin 150Braisted 45Branch 130, 139Brandican 130Brandon 130Branham 130Brashear 91Brassieur 91Brauer 59Braveboy 130Braxton 130Bredbeck 148Bricker 145Brigham 147Brink 122Britt 130Britton 70Brock 139Brogan 18Brogdon 130Brooks 130, 160Brough 149Brown 14, 43,91, 130, 145,148, 149, 160Bruce 130Bruhn 127Brumejum 130Bryan 91, 130Bryant 130, 149Buchanan 16Bugg 130Bullard 130Bunch 130Bunday 130Bunker 136Bunyard 146Burch 161Burden 130Burgess 126Burk 160Burke 122, 123,130, 141, 142Burkett 130Burnett 130Burns 2, 20, 21, 22Burrell 130Burt 82Busby 130Bush 9, 16, 17Busy 130Butler 44, 130, 139Buzzard 161Byrd 130CCabell 139Cade 150Cadwalader 135Calvert 9Campbell 3, 75, 160Cane 130Cann 145Cannady 130Cans 144Capener 58Capper 150Carlen 144Carleton 45Carner 161Carow 18Carpenter 91Carrington 138Carruthers 144Carter 130Cartwright 122Cary 91, 130, 139Case 130Casey 147Casilear 75Cassidy 130Cates 149, 153Catlett 139Catt 160Causey 130Cauther 130Cavallo 146Ceely 164Chaffin 144, 150Chafin 150Chambers 130Chandler 130Chapman 91,130, 138Charity 130Charlemagne 127Chavis 130Chipman 43Christensen 48,49, 50Christianson 164Chubenko 165Church 130Churchwell 130Churton 130Claiborne 139168 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Surname IndexClark 130, 139Clarke 91, 151Clay 91Claypoole 160Clever 13Clinton 44Cobb 130Cochran 91, 149Cocker 149Cockran 130Coder 146Coffee 151Coffey 151Coffin 136Coit 91Colclough 139Coldham 141Cole 45, 130Coleman 130,136, 161Colletta 152, 155Collins 130Combess 130Combs 130Conklin 160Conley 160, 161Conner 130Connor 163Connors 164Conway 12, 91, 149Cook 130, 135, 160Cooley 130Cooper 130, 135, 153Copeland 130, 151Copes 130Corbet 135Corey 25Corleone 12Corn 130Corne 135Cornet 130Cornish 130, 139Cornutt 150Corothers 144Corriveau 146Corrothers 144Corsi 12Cotanch 130Courtemanche 76Cousins 130Cox 130, 150, 160Coy 130Coyle 144Crafford 139Craig 130, 147Craighead 91Cralle 148Cralley 148Crane 130Crawley 148Crayfford 139Crenshaw 91Crispe 139Crittenden 151Cronkite 13Crosby 14Crothers 144Cruthers 144Cuff 130Cuffee 130Cumbo 130Cummings 148Cunningham 130Curle 130Curtis 130, 146Custalow 130Custis 9Cutler 91Cuttillo 130Cypress 130DDabney 91Dahm 160Dales 130Dandridge 139Daniel 91Darnall 161Darnell 161Darr 149Darrah 156Davenport 91, 130David 135Davies 135Davis 91, 130,135, 139, 148Day 130Dean 130Deas 130Debrix 130Decker 122, 145DeJarnette 139DeLancey 43Demery 130Dempsey 130Dennis 80, 130Dennum 130Derheim 3, 75Derosario 130Dershimer 122DeSanto 150Dibbert 64Dietz 147Digby 43Dingwall 3Dishman 147Dixon 130, 139Dobbins 130Dobson 142Dod 160Doerflinger 147Dohse 146Dolby 130Dollarhide 40Donathan 130Doniphan 139Donovan 82Dorsheimer 122Dose 146Dotten 43Douglas 91, 123, 139Douglass 130Dove 130Downing 148Drage 165Drake 130Drew 130Driggers 130Dring 130Driver 130Drury 130Duffy 160Dugdale 123Dulanty 148Dunbar 149Duncan 130Dunckel 145Dungee 130Dungill 130Dunkel 151Dunkle 145Dunlap 150, 160Dunlop 130Dunn 79, 130Dunstan 130Durham 130Durshimer 122Dutchfield 130Duval 139Dycus 145Dyer 96, 131EEady 130Eakin 147Early 156Easter 130Eastman 153Eckhart 66Edgar 130Edge 130Edward 135Edwards 130,135, 160Egan 36Egbert 127Egert 64, 149Eggert 62, 63,64, 65, 66Eichler 163Eldridge 139Ell 163Ellett 139Elliot 152Elliott 130, 161Ellis 130, 135,145, 160Elmore 130Elsowit 144Elsowits 144Elsowitz 144Embler 145Ensley 149Epperson 130Epps 130Estabrook 144Evan 135Evans 130, 135,153, 160Everard 139Everett 25Ewell 91FFagan 130Faggott 130Faragher 132Farr 9, 145Farrar 130Farthing 130Fazzolari 148Felsberg 166Ferguson 139, 150Fermazin 59, 60Fermazine 59, 60Fermotsene 59, 60Ferrell 130Field 78, 79, 139Fielding 130Fields 130Finck 64Findley 130Finnell 18Finnie 130Fiori 145Fisher 160Fitzgerald 44Fitzpatrick 166Fitz Randolph 125Fitzwater 146Flanagan 156Fleming 139Fletcher 91, 130, 160Flood 130, 139Flora 130Flory 145Flowers 130Floyd 91Foley 148Folger 136Fonda 35Ford 35, 149Formazin 59Forrest 160Fort 160Fortune 130Foulke 135Fowler 91Fox 130Francis 130Francisco 130Franklin 14, 130Frazier 130Freeman 130Freer 9Freitag 150, 151Froshner 43Frost 130Fry 130Fullam 130Fuller 130Fuzmore 130GGahan 151Gallimore 130Gamby 130Ganser 147Garden 130Gardner 91, 130,144, 146Garner 130Garnes 130Gast 151Gay 139Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 169

Surname IndexGehring 76Genevisi 146Genovese 146Genovesi 146George 130, 147Gershwin 60Gest 151Giannica 146Gibbons 135Gibson 130Giese 60Gilbert 130Gildersleeve 79Gillett 130Giroux 153Goddard 92Godett 130Godwyn 139Goff 130Golden 146Goldman 130Gordon 130, 139, 142Gorman 148Gowen 130Grace 130Graham 130Grant 36, 130Grantum 130Grau 53Graves 130Gray 77, 130, 137, 139Grayson 130, 139Greatorex 150Green 134Greenleaf 136Gregg 139Gregory 130Grice 130Griffin 130Griffis 139Griffith 135Griffiths 135Griffon 139Grigsby 139Grimes 130, 149Grobis 60Grogan 158Groom 130Groves 130Guess 151Guest 151Gunsaulus 122Gusten 148Guthrie 13, 33Guy 130Gwinn 130HHackett 130Hagins 130Hailey 75, 130Haines 149Haithcock 130Hale 148Hall 66, 130, 151Hambright 122Hamilton 130Hamlin 130, 136Hammar 78Hammond 130Hamp 146Hancock 16Handran 158Hanna 95, 150Hansen 66, 156Hanson 130Harcourt 139Harden 130Hardyman 135Hargreaves 79Harmon 130, 135Harness 122Harrington 145Harris 130, 132,139, 149, 151Harrison 130,139, 146Harry 135Hart 92Hartig 162Hartless 130Hartwig 59Harty 148Harvey 130Hatcher 130Hatfield 130, 132Hatter 130Haverd 135Hawkins 130Hawley 130Haws 130Hayes 135Haynes 130, 139Hays 130, 163Hearn 130Heath 130Hebdricks 151Hedgepeth 130Heibel 147Heinegg 129Heinitz 77Heinrich 65Heitman 126Helffrich 147Helfrich 147Hemmig 34Henderson 151Hendricks 151Hening 90Hennon 2, 3, 26,28, 29, 30Henry 56Hent 135Herman 149Hewlett 130Hewson 130Hickman 130Hicks 130Higgins 145Hildreth 95Hill 130, 145Hilliard 130Hilligas 146Hinckley 76,77, 78, 80Hines 132Hitchens 130Hiter 130Hoagland 92Hobson 130Hodges 130Hogg 130Hokanson 36Holladay 91Holland 128, 160Hollinger 130Holm 62, 65Holman 130Holmes 130Holt 130Honesty 130Hood 125, 130Hoome 160Hoomes 130Hooper 82Hoover 146Hooverson 2,10, 15, 32Hopkins 122, 153Horn 130Horrigan 156Horsch 54, 56Hotten 141Howard 130Howell 130, 135Hubard 139Hubbard 130Huelin 130Huffman 145Hugh 135Hughes 130, 135Humbles 130Humphrey 135Humphreys 135Hungerford 92Hunt 82, 130Hunter 130, 160Huntington 92Hurley 130Hurst 130Hurt 36Hussey 136Hutchinson 148IIddings 135Inglis 79Ingram 160Innes 122Irvine 76, 77Irving 142Irwin 162Ivey 130JJackson 13, 130Jacobs 130Jacobus 129James 130, 135Jameson 130January 156Japhet 78Jarmon 135Jarren 163Jarvis 130Jasper 130Java 146Jay 16Jefferson 16Jeffery 130Jeffries 130Jenkins 130, 135Jensen 50, 165Jeptha 125Jessup 44Jewell 164John 135Johns 130Johnson 44, 130,135, 138, 160Johnston 142Joiner 130Jones 126, 130, 135,139, 146, 152, 156Joplin 14Jordan 130Joyce 164Jumper 130KKäfer 53, 54Kail 150Kaleita 80Kaney 147Kee 130Keemer 130Keller 125, 145Kelley 147Kelly 130, 160Kendall 130Kennedy 14,142, 150Kenny 150Kent 130Kersey 130Kesey 13Key 130Keyton 130Kiessling 157Kilbourne 148Kim 150Kimball 92King 13, 76, 130, 146Kinney 130Kinsey 135, 144Knight 130Knox 92Kolb 164Koogler 165Koukol 145Kovacevic 162Kraft 148Krebs 148Kretzmer 79Krohn 64, 65, 66Kropp 162, 166Krouse 149Kukendall 122Kurz 59Kuykendaal 122Kuykendall 122LLaible 56Lainhart 156170 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Surname IndexLair 163Laird 160Lamb 130Lambert 164Landis 160Landum 130Lang 130Lange 35, 62, 65, 66Lansford 130Lantern 130Lapointe 2, 42, 46Larmour 160Larner 153Laughlin 146Law 148Lawrence 92, 130Laws 130Lawson 130, 165Lazarus 3Leclerc 158LeClerc 156Lee 130Leek 148Leland 144Lennon 14Lephew 130Leslie 160Lester 130Lett 130Leuenberger 62, 65Leviner 130Lewis 91, 130, 135,139, 149, 150, 160Lighty 130Ligon 130, 139, 151Lincoln 127Linden 60Lister 145, 146Littlepage 91Lively 130Liverpool 130Livingston 151Lloyd 135Locklear 130Lockson 130Locus 130Lodge 123Logan 130, 139, 150Lohmeyer 164Londonderry 156Longe 66Longo 130Look 136Lorraine 60Louds 151Lowry 130, 160, 165Lucas 130, 156Luebking 79, 80Lugrove 130Lupole 165Luth 65Lutton 58Lyman 79Lynch 130Lyons 130Lyster 145, 146Lytle 130MMacAlphin 127MacDonald 127Mac Erca 127MacInnes 133, 134Maclin 130MacNamara 153MacQuarrie 160Macy 136Madden 130Maduell 128Mahorney 130Maier 104Malcom 160, 161Mallory 139Maness 3, 48, 50Mangum 150Manly 130Mann 130, 156Manning 130Manser 82Mansur 160Manuel 130Markham 139Marshall 92, 130Martel 127Martin 14, 92,130, 135Mason 130, 139, 164Matthews 130, 135Mattia 146Maunus 160Maxwell 142, 160Mayhew 136, 144Mayo 130Mays 130McAdoo 160McCain 79McCalla 144McCarthy 14McCarty 3, 117, 130McCoy 130McDaniel 130McDonald 152McDowall 142McGinley 160McHarvey 150McIntosh 130McIntyre 148, 149McKay 160McKie 142McKinney 150McKnight 160McLagan 149McLaggan 149McLellan 142McNaught 160McNutt 160McRae 139, 156Meade 130, 139Meadows 150Mealy 130Meekins 130Meggs 130Meitzler 76, 84,122, 155, 158Melendez 77, 78Melvin 130Meredith 135Merlo 156Metzger 161Meyer 8, 146Meyers 107Mieszala 152Mildmay 139Miles 130, 135Millar 160Miller 122, 130,139, 140, 157Mills 79, 80,130, 144Milton 130Mitchell 75, 130Mitchum 130Moen 2, 16, 19Mokotoff 77Moncure 91Mongom 130Monoggin 130Montgomery 149Month 130Moor 145Moore 11, 130, 135,139, 145, 161Mordick 130More 145Moreno 12Morgan 76, 130,135, 153Morris 130, 135, 147Morrish 148Morrison 14Morrow 165Mortimer 135Mosby 130Moses 130Mosley 18Moss 130Mosset 148Moughty 76, 153Mozingo 130Muckelroy 130Muir 145Müller 104Mumford 130, 139Munday 130Muns 130Münsinger 56Murfin 146Murphey 146Murphin 146Murphy 146Murray 130, 139Murrow 130Myers 144, 164NNash 14, 130Nast 13Neal 130Nelson 82, 147, 151Neuberger 36Neustel 62,63, 65, 66Newell 147, 160Newsom 130Newton 130,139, 147Nichels 66Nichol 149Nicholas 123, 130Nickel 149, 150Nickens 130Nickle 149Nickol 149Nicol 149Nicoli 62, 66Nixon 14Njord 127Noce 150Nocoli 63Noffsinger 122Norman 130Norrin 3Norris 130Northrop 92Northrup 92Norton 130Norwood 130, 139Novotny 12Nutts 130OOakes 145, 146Oats 130O'Connor 158O'Duill 158Okey 130Oldham 147Oldum 147Oliver 130, 135Olthaus 148Orme 135Orville 144Otter 130Overton 130Owen 130, 135Oxendine 130PPace 139Paff 144Page 130, 139Pagee 130Painter 135Palen 150Palmer 106, 130Palon 150Pardo 135Parker 130, 150, 153Parr 130Parrot 130Parry 135Parsons 147Partin 147Pascoe 160Patrick 130Patterson 130, 148Patton 147, 160Payne 130, 160Peacock 130Peal 24, 25Pearce 92Peavy 130Peche 139Peckham 148Peduto 3Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 171

Surname IndexPeel 24, 25Peele 24Pelot 145Pelton 79Pendarvis 130Pendergrass 130Penna 145, 146Peoples 160Peralta 150Perkins 130Perryman 139Peter 135Peters 130, 132Petersen 49Peterson 125Peterssen 12Petrasek 77Pettiford 130Peyton 91Pfeiffer 92Philips 135Phillips 2, 3, 38,68, 69, 130, 158Phillipson 162Piccirillo 165Pickering 147Pickett 130Pierce 17, 130,144, 145Piers 43Pietersdr 113Pike 136Pile 136Pinn 130Pitkin 12Pitman 161Pittman 130,160, 161Pitts 130Plucker 60Plumly 130Poe 130Poer 92Poher 92Pompey 130Porter 151, 160Portions 130Portiss 130Posehn 164Posey 160Potter 2, 3, 38,68, 69, 158Powel 135Powell 96, 130, 151Power 92Powers 130Poythress 130, 139Prebenna 18Prescott 154Press 130Pretzer 122Price 130, 135, 166Prichard 130, 135Proctor 130Prühs 64Pruitt 153Pryor 130Pugh 130, 135Purdy 43Pursley 130QQuandt 65RRafford 46Rainey 145Rains 130Ralls 130Ramlow 150Randall 92, 130Randolph 125, 139Ranger 130Rank 151Rann 130Raper 130Rasmussen 48Ratcliff 130Ravenstein 98Rawlinson 130Raywalt 16, 17, 18Reade 139Redcross 130Redd 147Redman 130Redstone 151Reed 130, 160Rees 135Reeves 130Rehms 149Reid 160Rencher 156Reusendal 147Revell 130Revill 135Reynolds 130,135, 149Rhoades 144Rhydderch 135Rhytherrach 135Rice 76, 135Rich 130, 162Richard 135Richards 92, 135Richardson 130Richter 149Rickman 130Rider 135Ridley 130Roads 144Roberson 25Robert 135Roberts 18, 130, 135Robertson 139Robins 130Robinson 25,91, 130, 144Roger 44Rogers 130, 147Rolfe 139Rollins 130Roosevelt 13, 18Rosario 130Rose 69, 155Rosen 146Ross 130Roth 148Rotherham 161Rothers 135Rothstein 32Rouse 130Roush 160Rowan 14Rowe 130Rowland 130, 135Ruff 130Ruffin 130, 139Ruppert 146Russell 79, 130Ryland 60SSacks 80Sadler 151Salyer 152Sample 130Sampson 130Samuel 135Samuels 135Sanderlin 130Sanders 144Santee 130Saros 163Sassaman 147Saunders 130Savoy 130Sawyer 130Sayre 153Scanlan 149Scanlon 149Schacht 127Schaffner 161Scheid 160Schiveley 151Schmoll 146Schultz 109Schultze 109Schulze 109Schweitzer 154, 155Scott 76, 91, 130,155, 160, 165Scourfield 135Scriven 148Seaver 147Seay 151Seldon 130Sevareid 32, 36Sexton 130Shahin 151Shaw 130Shepherd 130Sheppard 2, 24Sherman 146Sherwin 162Shirley 160Shoecraft 130Shoemaker 130Short 131Shown 80Shuta 145Siciliano 3Siedler 151Silver 130Simmons 130, 150Simms 130Simon 130Simpson 130Sirhan 14Sisco 130Six 9Skipper 130Skipwith 139Skjold 127Skottegaard 48, 49Skøttegaard 49Slaxton 130Sledge 139Sleight 148Slifer 160Slinger 66Smallwood 76, 139Smith 95, 127, 130,135, 136, 139, 145,146, 148, 150, 153Smolenyak 155,156, 157Smothers 130Sneed 130Snelling 130Soblenska 59Soleleather 130Sommerville 144Sorrell 130Sorsby 139Sowerby 139Sparrow 130Speck 160Spellman 145Spelman 130, 145Spiller 130Spink 148Spinks 148, 149Spires 148Spriddle 130Spruce 130Spurlock 130Stafford 130Staley 153Stallbohm 64Stanard 139Standrige 129Stangle 148Stankiewicz 164Stapp 147Starbuck 136Statler 160Steenberg 48Stefani 145Steinbeck 35Steinberg 65Stemmons 84Stepelton 148Stephens 130Stepleton 148Stepp 147Sternhagen 82Stewart 36, 130, 151Stickney 3, 52, 56Stills 14Stingle 148Stingley 148Stokes 156Stone 139Stover 139Stringer 130172 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008

Surname IndexStumpp 57Sumlin 149Sunket 130Sutton 144Swain 136Swan 130Sweat 130Sweetin 130Symons 130Szabolics 163Szepes 163Szucs 80TTaborn 130Taft 13Talbot 130, 141Talmadge 122Tann 130Tanner 151Tate 130Taylor 14, 35, 91, 95,130, 139, 152, 156Tazewell 139Teague 130Teamer 130Tenpenny 146Thomas 92, 130,131, 132, 135,139, 148Thompson 3, 130Thorndale 40Thurston 146Timber 130Timman 165Tofte 166Tonelli 161Toney 130Tootle 130Torrence 93Toulson 130Toyer 130Travis 130, 139Tuck 151Tudor 135Tupker 160Turner 131Tuttle 43Tyler 18, 131Tyner 131Tyre 131UUnderwood 131Unruh 146VValentine 91, 131Van Acken 122Vandorsten 146Vaughan 131Vawter 144Vena 131Venie 131Verty 131Vickory 131Viers 131Vormazin 59, 60Vought 122WWadlington 161Wagner 161Walden 131Walke 139Walker 131, 135, 144Wallace 14, 69,91, 131, 145Wallis 36, 145Walmsley 160Walter 135Warburton 131Ward 96Warner 148, 161Warren 139Warrick 131Washington 9,16, 127Wasilik 16, 17, 19Waters 131Watkin(s) 135Watkins 60, 131, 151Weant 123, 124, 129Wearne 160Weaver 131Webb 131Webster 131, 148Weeks 131Weidmann 107Weir 161Weis 60Welch 131Wells 131West 131, 139Westbrook 122Westmoreland 13Weygant 96Wharton 131Whelan 135Whistler 131White 131, 160, 165Whitehurst 131Whittle 139Widmajer 54, 55Widmann 107Wiggins 131Wilcox 79Wilkerson 136, 137Wilkins 131Wilkinson 131, 152William 135Williams 75,131, 135, 161Willis 131, 149Wilson 13, 131, 149Winborn 131Windle 164Winn 131Winters 131Wisdom 135Wise 131Witcher 155, 156Wittelsbach 60Witter 91Wolf 13, 144Wolfert 109Womble 131Wood 131, 161Woodliffe 139Woodroofe 148Woodruff 146, 148Woods 160Wooten 131Worrell 131Worster 36Worth 136Worthington 144Wright 131Wulfeck 93Wyatt 161Wynn 135Wynne 135, 139Wythe 139YYerk 149Yost 145Young 14, 127, 131ZZimmerman 91, 109Zipkin 160Nov e m b e r/De c e m b e r 2008 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 173

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