Did you ever use microfilm to access county deed records? If so, do you have photocopies made from those deeds? Are they legible? As I'm going back thru my paper documents, I have quite a few photocopies of microfilmed records. In some cases, I have a full transcription to go with those copies. In other …
Category: Burke
Friday Find
Today's find is a deed resulting from court intervention to partition land in Platte county after the death of Elizabeth Burke. Platte County MissouriDeed Records, 1839-1895 Deed records v. 7-8 1876-1879Film 988239 DGS 8486504 Pages 584-585 (Image 298) 584To all to whome these presents shall comeKnow ye that whereas at the November Term 1876 theWeston …
Friday Find
My BURKE folder contains another deed for Elizabeth Burke. In this deed, she is selling land to Mathew M. Blan (her brother). Platte County, MissouriDeed records, 1839-1895 Deed records v. P 1859-1861Film 988446 DGS 8486857 Vol. P page 323 (image 170)Know all men by these presents that IElizabeth Burke of the county of Platte in …
Friday Find
My BURKE folder contains a photocopy and partial transcription of a deed where Elizabeth Burke purchases the South half of the southwest quarter of Section 34 in township 54 and range 36 in 1847 from Eli Randolph. This deed was recorded in my old genealogy software with the code Burke.MO.020. Thanks to the new 'labs' …
Friday Find
While working with a BURKE court case, I started digging around in my Burke and BLAND files and uncovered photocopies of pages from the book, Platte County, Missouri Records 1839-1849. While it is likely that I missed some members of my Burke / Bland fan club, my photocopies place several members of these families in …
Burke Court Record
Have you encountered a court record that identifies multiple generations of descendants? Several years ago, I accepted an Ancestry 'story' hint for Henry Burke. This "story' was a transcription of a Jackson county, Tennesee court document identifying the descendants of John Burke. When I finally took the time to compare the information in the court …
Clues
Don't you love a good obituary? I know that I love it when I find one that identifies many family members. My recent find doesn't actually identify parents or siblings. However, it does provide clues! My 3rd great grandfather, Henry F. Burke died in 1845 in Platte County, Missouri. His father's probate case ties John …
John Burke
Do you ever feel like you've barely scratched the service when researching a branch of your tree? That's what it feels like for my research of John Burke and his first wife, Elizabeth Graves. While I have some information on this couple, I really need to research all of his descendants so I can learn …
Chasing Documents
Have you ever tried to find the source of a newspaper clipping shared as an image on Ancestry? While updating my research for my 4th great grandfather, John Burke, I came across a newspaper clipping regarding his estate. This clipping is about a probate case involving the descendants of John Burke (see Saturday Night Genealogy …
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
It's Saturday Night - time for more Genealogy Fun! Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible music here) is to: 1) What is the most interesting record you have found for an ancestor? This is HARD! Over time, I've found a lot of interesting records. Thus, remembering them all and then picking a 'winner' is …