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Research with Me: Hugh Morton McClintick (1804-1893)
Hugh Morton McClintick was born on 28 April 1804 in Pennsylvania. He married Agnes Walker Steen on 28 April 1825 in Pennsylvania. Hugh and Agnes had ten children, 4 girls and 6 boys. Agnes died on 27 February 1845 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.Hugh then married Hannah M. Sheets on 18 January 1849 in Indiana.Hugh and…
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Margaret C Farley and Next Steps
The research objective for Margaret C Farley was to identify her biological parents. Margaret was born on 4 June 1854 in Gallatin County, Illinois. She married Louis Riley Nelson on 12 June 1870 in Gallatin County, Illinois. Margaret died on 23 December 1933 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois. Her death certificate stated that her father…
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James Lloyd Thomas (1834) and the Civil War
Like many men in Alabama in 1860, James Lloyd Thomas (1834) fought in the U.S. Civil War. His Confederate pension file could reveal important clues about himself and his family, so a close examination of the pension file documents is necessary.
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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: 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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Using AI to find evidence of a marriage – Martha Langford
The ability to use AI to find evidence was released by FamilySearch at Rootstech 2024. Artificial intelligence is not only transforming technology, it is changing how we search records for genealogy. It is quickly becoming a go-to tool to quickly search a lot of records to find genealogical evidence.
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Does it make sense? James William Shealy in 1880
When evaluating profiles at Family Search, or even your own tree, it can be important to stop and ask the question, “Does it make sense?”
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AI Powered Full Text Search at FamilySearch
Imagine entering search terms for an ancestor in a search engine and receiving a list of possibilities in seconds. FamilySearch has made that possible with their new AI powered Full Text search. AI or artificial intelligence is fast becoming a tool in many areas of technology including, of all things, genealogy.
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