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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by Toni | Nov 26, 2018 | Blog, Family History Research
Hopefully, you have seen how much city directories have helped in finding family especially when they moved from place to place. I first shared with you how I use city directories in African American Genealogy: Comparing City Directory Resources. Now, I would...
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by Toni | Oct 15, 2018 | Beyond the Basics, Blog, Family History Research, Let's Talk Records
We had a lively discussion on last Tuesday’s episode of BlackProGen LIVE! “Biology of a Document: From Analysis to Plan,” about getting the most from the documents we have gathered in our African American genealogy research. The episode focused...
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by Toni | Apr 16, 2018 | Blog, Family History Research
We have been identifying the family of Cora Lee Chappelle Vance (1894-1986) who was married to Andrew Lykes Vance (1890-1966). Jan Mitchell-McDermott has once again found the documentation that takes us further back in time. We now have records that reveal her father...
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by Toni | Apr 3, 2018 | Beyond the Basics, Blog, Family History Research
We have been looking for George Chappelle ( -1925) in pre-1870 documentation. If you read last week’s post “Can Historical Newspapers Help Me Determine My Freedman Ancestors?” you will remember how Jan Mitchell-McDermott has been helping me find...
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