by Toni | Mar 25, 2020 | Blog, Family History Research
“Georgia, Reconstruction Registration Oath Books, 1867-1868.” Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 5 December 2018. Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, Georgia. After the Civil War, Georgia was divided into forty-four...
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by Toni | Sep 19, 2019 | Beginning Genealogy, Blog, Family History Research, Let's Talk Records
We are going to use South Carolina, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1766-1900 to select a delayed birth certificate and search for family members. With the delayed birth certificate, we will start with a father, a mother, and a child. As we search, we will notice a...
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by Toni | Aug 14, 2019 | Blog, Family History Research, Research Problem Solving
In African American: Finding Out a Little More about the Enslaver, we found James K. Vance in 1850 and 1860 on the census. By the time 1870 came around Beverly Vance (1832-1899) was no longer enslaved and was named in the census. He is at home with his wife and...
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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 | Mar 28, 2019 | Beginning Genealogy, Blog, Family History Research
You might be researching family members and come across one that no one in the family can tell you much about. You know it is your job to tell as much about them that you can find. Sometimes information you can discover from family can link you to historical...
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