by Toni | Nov 19, 2019 | Beyond the Basics, Blog, Family History Research |
One More Days Journey: The Story of a Family and a People I remember finding out One More Days Journey: The Story of a Family and a People, by Dr. Allen B. Ballard existed from a family reunion while I was living in Joliet, Illinois. I visited the library to discover...
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by Toni | Oct 31, 2019 | Beyond the Basics, Blog, Family History Research |
Eric Foner, Freedom’s Lawmakers (Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1996) I ordered this book to document my great great grandfather, Beverly Vance (1832-1899) years ago. The author of the book states that he included black officeholders during...
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by Toni | Jul 30, 2019 | Beyond the Basics, Blog, Family History Research
Robin Foster is looking at a deed between Lillie Vance and Robert Lee Vance (1858 – ). Photo taken by Ellis McClure on July 11, 2019. Last week I shared, “How Using a Timeline Can Help You in Your Research.” I used the census and city directories to make...
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by Toni | Jul 17, 2019 | Beyond the Basics, Blog, Family History Research
Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National...
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by Toni | Jun 25, 2019 | Beyond the Basics, Blog, Family History Research
We have a hard time tracking family of ancestors because some left the place they were living in droves due to persecutions or the search for jobs to take care of their families. One such person was Lee Vance of Abbeville County, South Carolina. He appeared on the...
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by Toni | Feb 18, 2019 | Beyond the Basics, Blog, Family History Research
Have you ever gotten stuck searching a female ancestor in African American genealogy because you did not know the name she used before she was married? Well if you remember Martha Vance (1884-1978) in Emory W. Vance, Sr. is Among the Richland County, SC Grantor Deeds,...
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