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Research with me: Benjamin Gordon Corley (1884-1903)
Benjamin Gordon Corley was the son of Martin Harrison Corley and Nancy Rebecca Harman. Or maybe not. Benjamin is listed as a child in the family on FamilySearch, but with no sources. Can any evidence be found to confirm Benjamin as a real person? If not, what should be done?
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Research with me: Charlie Harrison Corley (1878-1928)
Charlie Harrison Corley is the youngest child listed with the family in the 1880 U.S. Census. Like his siblings, direct evidence connecting Charlie to his parents Martin Harrison Corley and Nancy Rebecca Harman is scant or non-existent. A close look at the attached records to his profile on FamilySearch does provide indirect evidence. The evidence…
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Research with me: John Frederick Corley (1875-1943)
Sometimes the answer to questions come by researching people connected to the main research objective or person. John Frederick Corley is the brother of Mary Catherine Corley and he provided the indirect evidence needed to connect Mary Catherine to their parents.
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Research with me: Mary Catherine Corley (1873-1928)
Mary Catherine Corley (1873-1928) was the daughter of Nancy Rebecca Harman and Martin Harrison Corley. Or was she? Mary Catherine Corley was connected to these parents in FamilySearch. Analyzing the attached records in FamilySearch should provide evidence of the relationship. If the records do not support the relationships, then connecting Mary Catherine to her parents…
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Research With Me: Rebecca Martha Corley (1871-1946)
Rebecca Martha Corley (1871-1946) was the daughter of Nancy Rebecca Harman and Martin Harrison Corley. She was born on January 1871 in South Carolina and died on 13 October 1946 in Albany, Dougherty, Georgia. Rebecca married Charles S. Beasley about 1902.
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Research With Me: Nancy Rebecca Harman (1855) pt. 2
Not much information is known about Nancy Rebecca Harman, the daughter of Martha Langford and John Harman. In the previous article about Nancy, we determined Nancy was born about 1855 in Lexington County, South Carolina. She most likely married Martin Harrison Corley in about 1870. Nancy and Martin lived with some children in Edgefield County,…
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Research With Me: Nancy Rebecca Harman (1855)
The Langford Descendancy project continues with a look at Nancy Rebecca Harman (1855), the daughter of Martha Langford and John Harman. The FamilySearch listing for the John Harman and Martha Langford family had two daughters in the family by the name of Nancy Rebecca Harman Are there actually two daughters named Nancy? Is there a…
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The wives of James Edwin Harman (1846-1910)
James Edwin Harman (1846-1910) was married twice. His first wife was Hulda Emeline Taylor and his second wife was Polly C. Wingard. The profiles of both wives were fairly complete on FamilySearch. However, each are missing bits of information. A review of records hints on FamilySearch and Ancestry can help fill in the gaps.
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James Edwin Harman (1846-1910) on FamilySearch
Using FamilySearch and Ancestry simultaneously makes it so much easier to validate work that has already been done on FamilySearch profiles. This has been especially true for James Edwin Harman (1846-1910).
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Researching the Langford Family at the FamilySearch Library
Some records have access restrictions and the digitized version is not available to view online. In these cases the microfilm must be viewed in person at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City.
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