If you use Ancestry.com you know that you have the option of exploring other researcher’s trees. There are times when these trees can be a gold mine, but other times when they can be a mine trap. However, there is … Continued
Last week, I shared some of the benefits of ancestry hints. But, when using these hints we also need to proceed with caution. In other words, we need to review the hints before we go and click randomly adding all … Continued
I have a great-great grandfather who was born illegitimately in 1855. We know his birth surname was Mims from early census records, but by adulthood he had adopted the surname of his maternal grandparents that raised him. Repeated searches in … Continued
If you have your family tree on Ancestry.com, then you are familiar with their ancestry hints. There are many benefits to Ancestry hints. So, what are some of them? Discovering missing family members or ancestors Discovering where your ancestor lived … Continued
Last week, I shared about family members who were missing from the census records and my theories as to why this might be the case. However, let me share you another scenario. I have an entire family cluster that lived … Continued
Last week, I shared how researching relatives on the census records with my great-great-grandfather led me to breaking through a brick wall and discovering who his parents were. However, he was not listed on the 1870 census with his parents. … Continued
In searching for my great-great-grandfather I hit a stump. I found him at ten years old on the 1870 census, living with a woman who was 72 years old. However, no relationship or additional information was provided. I was stumped. … Continued
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Have you reached a brick wall that is driving you crazy? Once you’ve been over the wall, under the wall and on each side of the wall with no results, you begin to feel frustrated and as if the situation … Continued
Over the years I have run into several sensitive issues on various sides of the family. Each family has a different way of dealing with this information. For some families it is a well known secret, for others they do not … Continued