Do you have a record in your files that you believe should lead you to more records? That's my case with a Woodson County, Kansas deed for Thurston K. Wells. Woodson County KansasDeeds Book G, Page 324 Image 12 on FS film 1428638 United States of AmericaHomestead Certificate No 1316Application 2986 To all to whom …
Category: Land Records
Two Samuels
Do you have 'favorite' lines in your tree? I'm referring to those lines that you have spent the most time researching compared to other lines. I have to admit that I do have at least one favorite line - my CRAWFORD line. Thus, I might conclude that I did not do a very good job …
Missing Deeds
Recently, Michael John Neill posted a 'Genealogy Tip of the Day' to Account for Every Acre. With my Zebulon Foster research in Warren County, Indiana this is proving to be difficult. First, I'm not exactly sure what land he owned. Zebulon Foster was not an original land owner in Warren County, Indiana. He is listed …
Will in Deed Book
Is this an April Fool's Joke? Have you ever encountered a will entered into a deed book? I've seen those 'et al' deeds where the land is split between children, or deeds from the administrator of an estate to a child or children, but I don't recall ever finding an actual will in a deed …
James Crawford Attorney?
Do you struggle with same name issues? If you are a regular reader of my blog, then you know that my genealogy is plagued by same name issues. One of those names being James Crawford. Thus, when I find a document for a James Crawford in a county where my ancestor lived, I can't be …
Douglass Land on Beaver Creek
Do 'bright shiny objects' cause you to change direction with your genealogy research? That's where I find myself right now: chasing those bright shiny objects versus working on my stated goals. So, what has me distracted? My Crawford puzzle of course! I've recently been updating my research of my 3rd great grandfather, Nelson Crawford -- …
William Duggins Indiana land
Would you consider yourself a 'straight-line' researcher or a 'branching out' researcher. In other words do you only research ancestors or do you branch out and research their siblings. I have to admit to being a 'branching out' researcher along with a multiple shrubs researcher. As I've been going back thru my research, I recently …
Date Conflict
Recently, Judy Russell shared the blog post, The Source of the Source, where she encouraged readers to Always go for the original. As I was reviewing my sourcing for Moses J. Lincoln, son-in-law of James and Martha Crawford, I encountered different dates for land entrys. At the time I did my original research, I was …
Martha Crawford Deed
Warren County IndianaDeeds Deed Records V. 25, 1865-1874 (tax deeds) Deed records, v.26-27, 1866-1869FS Film 1977156 DGS 8071885 Book 26 Page 248 This Indenture made this 30th day of April A.D. 1867 Witnesseth thatDanl. H Twomey a commissioner by Order of the Warren CircuitCourt in and for the County of Warren and State of Indiana …
1859 Crawford Briggs Deed
IN 1859, Nelson Crawford and his wife Martha sold 80 acres of land to Mary Briggs and her husband Elisha Briggs for $1000. Warren County, IndianaDeed Records, 1827-1901Volume 20 page 476Film 1977058 DGS 8071883By this deed Nelson G Crawford & Martha Crawford hiswife of Warren County in the State of Indiana convey andwarrant to Mary …