Henry County Illinois

Do you ever use deeds to confirm a second wife? In John Minnick’s case, his sale of land in Henry County, Illinois does support his… Read More »Block 23 Land Sold

Having sold his land in block 11, John Minnick now moves to block 23. Fortunately, Sanborn maps help place these parcels of land within the… Read More »Deeds Block 23

Do you have an ancestor that seems to buy and sell land just to move down the street a bit? That seems to be the… Read More »Deeds Block 11

Several years ago, I started the ‘Go Over’ process first introduced by Thomas MacEntee as the Genealogy Do Over. At the time I was making… Read More »Why Go Over?

Do you have lots of handwritten notes in your genealogy files? I know that I do. And many of those notes are from sources that… Read More »Friday Finds – Minnick Biography

Some years ago, I was sent a typed copy of Nettie Frink’s diary. At the time I received the diary, I only recognized my great-grandfather’s… Read More »Frink Diary