by Toni | Mar 29, 2018 | Blog, Family History Research |
This blog will show you three things: You must do the necessary research to reach back to the pre-1870’s. You must research each person you find to get to know them and find the link back. You must look at whatever types of records exist for each person. In this...
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by Toni | Mar 21, 2018 | Blog, Family History Research, Let's Talk Records |
You can search the US, Selected Federal Non-Population Schedules 1850-1880 at Ancestry.com to locate your ancestor or the people who enslaved your family. It is a good idea to first search them out on the 1880 and 1870 Censuses to get an idea who would be listed on...
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by Toni | Mar 13, 2018 | Blog, Family History Research, Let's Talk Records |
The 1869 South Carolina State Population Census is available on FamilySearch.org. It was the first census taken that lists African Americans. This index lists the number of children from 6 to 16 by race and gender, number of males over 21 by race, and number of...
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by Toni | Mar 6, 2018 | Blog, Family History Research, Let's Talk Records |
South Carolina has 1869 Militia Enrollments for males 30 to 45. You can see if your ancestor was listed among the other males who were in the militia. The series is arranged alphabetically, by township, by age group, and alphabetically by first letter of the last...
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