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An Easy Beginner’s Guide to Names and Family History
Names. We all have them – first names, last names, and nicknames. Names are an essential part of our identity. A name is one of the three identifying parts of our ancestors which usually includes a name, date, and location. Traditions and culture influence the names that individuals are given at birth. This guide about…
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3 steps to attach records in Ancestry
, Ancestry’s record hinting system can help you figure out relationships, find new people, and add evidence to each person on your tree. Attaching those record hints to your ancestors helps support your research.
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Researching FANS of Your Ancestors
Researching friends, associates, and neighbors, also known as FANs, may provide research paths that lead to breakthroughs on a brick wall ancestor. It is essential to extract every bit of information from what records you have on your brick wall ancestor, which includes researching every person mentioned on a record.
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The 1870 census and searching for missing ancestors
Have you tried searching for missing ancestors in the 1870 census? The 1870 federal census is an interesting census for the Southern States. This was a period of Reconstruction after the Civil War.
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Easy steps to attach records in FamilySearch Family Tree
Attaching records to people on the FamilySearch Family Tree is one way to begin working on your family history. Historical records can provide details about your ancestor and provide evidence of their lives. The records can also reveal new relationships that you did not know previously. Attaching source records makes the FamilySearch Family Tree better…
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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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Researching with name variations
Records for our ancestors can sometimes be difficult to find because of name variations. This is especially true in the Southern states because people often used nicknames. One record will have the nickname and the other the proper given name. Then there are the spelling variations of surnames, depending on who gave or recorded information.…
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Did Duncan Stewart Participate in the California Gold Rush?
Every family has a legend or bigger than life story. It is easy to accept these stories as true because they are exciting. Duncan Stewart (M4XX-J21) is a person that seemed larger than life with an exciting story that he participated in the California Gold Rush. Is the story true? How can such a story…
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