Marriage records for Alabama began about 1820. Lauderdale County is not a burned county, so it did not experience major record loss. However, Florence was destroyed during the Civil War. The courthouse was still standing at the end of the war, but it is still possible there was some record loss. Limestone County, however, is…
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Is Colby Ross the father of Darthula?
Colby Ross was born somewhere between 1800 and 1813 in North Carolina. He was located in Franklin County, Tennessee in 1830. At that time he was married and had two children, a boy and a girl under the age of 5, and possibly his mother or mother-in-law.
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A Brick Wall – The Search for Darthula Ross pt. 1
A genealogical brick wall is a dead end or a very difficult research problem. There may be a lack of records, few records, or no records. Many of us have spent years researching brick wall ancestors with little success. DNA testing is helping some of us break through those brick walls, but even DNA testing…
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Marriage records – The Search for Darthula Ross pt. 3
Marriage records for Alabama began about 1820. Lauderdale County is not a burned county, so it did not experience major record loss. However, Florence was destroyed during the Civil War. The courthouse was still standing at the end of the war, but it is still possible there was some record loss. Limestone County, however, is…
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Is Colby Ross the father of Darthula?
Colby Ross was born somewhere between 1800 and 1813 in North Carolina. He was located in Franklin County, Tennessee in 1830. At that time he was married and had two children, a boy and a girl under the age of 5, and possibly his mother or mother-in-law.
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A Brick Wall – The Search for Darthula Ross pt. 1
A genealogical brick wall is a dead end or a very difficult research problem. There may be a lack of records, few records, or no records. Many of us have spent years researching brick wall ancestors with little success. DNA testing is helping some of us break through those brick walls, but even DNA testing…
