Have you ever just stumbled across something that others may seem minor when it provides major clues. That's what happened yesterday when I did a simple Google search for 'Isaac Crawford Nancy Miller'. That search led to a biography of George W. Crawford of Gentry County, Missouri in the book, The History of Gentry and Worth …
Month: June 2019
Research Notes
Do you keep a research log? I have to admit that I would likely get a 'failing grade' for this part of the genealogy standard. I've tried using a paper log and a spreadsheet log, but don't seem to be able to keep it up. Thus, I don't have a 'master index' to locate my …
Organization
Have you been following all of the Facebook posts about organizing and tracking your genealogy research? If you haven't then you might want to check out some of these posts: The Genealogy Squad - search for 'organizing' posts The Organized Genealogists - check out the files submitted to this group If you haven't joined these or other genealogy groups on …
James or George
Do you have a brick wall? Does that brick wall involve identifying the father of an ancestor? At some point, many of us face such a brick wall. One of my brick walls involves my ancestor, James Crawford. My James Crawford married Sally Duggins in 1799 in Garrard County, Kentucky. All of my research efforts …
Aristippus Brown
As part of my CRAWFORD research, I'm trying to determine whether the Isaac Crawford of Jefferson County, Indiana is the same Isaac Crawford who married Nancy Miller in Garrard County, Kentucky. Thus, I'm trying to locate information on potential children. One of those potential children is Elizabeth Crawford who married Aristippus Brown in Clinton County, …
Ancestry Hints – New Beta
Have you been frustrated by Ancestry hints that seem illogical? I know I have. I seem to get hints for records from England when my ancestor was born, lived and died in the states. That's why I'm excited about the new 'beta' tool to report those bad hints to Ancestry. Not only can I report …
Father’s Day
Saturday Night Genealogy FunHere is your assignment if you choose to play along (cue the Mission Impossible music, please!): 1) It's Father's Day in the USA on Sunday, so let's talk about our fathers. 2) Show us your favorite photograph of your father - the one that shows him in the best light possible. …
Sellers Deed
Have you ever encountered some random information in a Facebook post that led you to look for additional records? That was my experience recently when someone posted in the Families of Garrard County, Kentucky group about the Sellers-Kennedy riot. Since my Crawford family left Garrard County before 1820, I haven't paid much attention to the …
Deeds Identifying Miller Heirs
I'm trying to figure out whether the Isaac Crawford and wife Nancy of Jefferson County, Indiana are the Isaac Crawford who married Nancy Miller in Garrard County, Kentucky. Thus, I'm tracking the transfer of land by heirs of Jacob Miller, Nancy Miller's father. In May 1840, James and John Crawford were identified as sons of …
Miller Heirs – Crawford Deed
Garrard County KentuckyIndex to deeds, 1797-1935; deeds, 1797-1866; births, 1789-1801 Deeds, Vols. N-O 1838-1843FS Film 183247 DGS 8568105 Book N page 406 No 1387 James & John Crawford to Wm W Duff This Indenture made and entered into this 13th day of Mayin the year 1840, between James Crawford & John Crawford, sonsof Isaac Crawford, …