Do you have county histories in your genealogy library? While younger genealogists may not be purchasing copies of these old books, I know that I have several in my collection. And while these books were (and likely still are) expensive, they have proven valuable to have at my fingertips. But, it is unlikely that I …
Month: July 2023
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: It's Saturday Night again - time for some more Genealogy Fun!! Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along - cue the Mission Impossible music!):1) What genealogy search/research did you do this past week? Did you have a research …
Saturday Tidbits
Courier Tribune24 Oct 1940 List Nemaha Serial Numbers for the Draft Over 1600 names are in the County Roll A Master List Will Be Chosen in Washington, D.C.Tuesday to Determine Order in Which LocalNumbers Will Be Called The Courier-Tribune prints today a list of names and numbers important to almost every home in Nemaha county. …
Friday Find
Warren County (Indiana) Atlas Have you used plat map books? We often use these books to locate a farmstead in a county. But, have you ever found a biography in one of those books of plat maps? The 1877 Warren County (Indiana) Atlas contains some short biographies along with some photographs of both individuals and …
Rachel Browning
Rachel Browning was born on 17 Jun 1780 in Maryland. [1–2] She married Richard Foster on 26 Feb 1801 in Frederick, Maryland, United States. [3–8] She was the mother of Jeremiah Browning Foster who was born on 10 Jun 1802 in Pike County, Ohio. [9–13] She was the mother of John Foster who was born …
Foster Cabin
Have you ever come across a fairly recent newspaper article that wasn't a family genealogy but contained family information dating back to the late 1700s? That was my case when I was searching newspapers for 'Foster Family'. One of the articles I found was about the restoration of a cabin built "prior to 1835 when …
Franklin Township
While I've been updating my research on my ancestor, Richard Foster, it is hard to limit my research to just Richard and not research the entire Foster family in Ross and Pike counties. Thus, when I found 'John Foster's Reminiscences' in the Franklin Township chapter of the book about the Early Settlers and Settlement of …
Richard Foster
Richard Foster was born about 1 Jul 1779 in Maryland. [1–4] He lived in Ross County, Ohio before 1800. [5] He was listed on the tax rolls in 1801 in Ross County, Ohio. [6] He married Rachel Browning on 26 Feb 1801 in Frederick, Maryland, United States. [7–12] Richard was the father of Jeremiah Browning …
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: It's Saturday Night again - time for some more Genealogy Fun!! Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along - cue the Mission Impossible music!):1) Which of your ancestors was the LAST immigrant to your current country? When …
Saturday Tidbits
Courier Tribune24 Oct 1940 List Nemaha Serial Numbers for the Draft Over 1600 names are in the County Roll A Master List Will Be Chosen in Washington, D.C.Tuesday to Determine Order in Which LocalNumbers Will Be Called The Courier-Tribune prints today a list of names and numbers important to almost every home in Nemaha county. …