Have you ever come across something in your genealogy files that challenges you to develop new skills? That's my situation as I'm reviewing the records I have for Henry Burke of Platte County, Missouri. Henry Burke's estate had several entries in the 1846 court records after his death in 1845. One of those entries is …
Category: Missouri
Burke Findings
Do you ever struggle trying to verify the death of a female ancestor? I've struggled for years with Elizabeth Ann Bland Burke. Elizabeth and her husband Henry F. Burke were living in Platte County, Missouri in 1840 with three young children. Henry Burke died in 1845 leaving behind his wife Elizabeth and 5 children: Angelina …
Don’t Miss the Code — Read / Photocopy Preface
Do you ever get in such a hurry doing research that you miss something important? That is usually my issue. I am trying to make myself slow down and record all of the information needed for a citation. However, during a recent research trip, I didn't follow one of Michael John Neill's tips: Read the Preface. …
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Eliza Part 2
As discussed in my recent post, Duplicate or Different, I followed up on a 'notice of change' message to discover two Eliza Van Valkenbergs on Family Search. By looking at the differences between the two women, I discovered some clues that led to more information in Eliza. One of those clues was the differing death dates …
Duplicate or Different
Do you ever check out someone else's tree to see if they have something that disagrees with what you have? I know I'm usually looking for confirmation, but I appreciate seeing conflicting information. That conflicting information makes me re-look at what I have and to look harder for additional sources to support what I have. …
William Crawford
1. William Crawford was born on 28 Apr 1784 in Kentucky, United States.1–2 He was the child of James and Rebecca (Anderson) Crawford .3On 14 Oct 1811 in Jefferson, Indiana, United States.4 William and Isaac Crawford, assignee of James Crawford, made full payment for the North East quarter of section twenty of Township four in Range 10 East as …
Finding the Daughters
Have you ever tried to piece a family together without the aide of a document identifying children. That's what I'm trying to do with William E. Crawford, son of James and Rebecca (Anderson) Crawford. I'm using public member trees on Ancestry and the family on the FamilySearch tree as clues. Then I'm trying to find …
Crawford Marriages
St. Francois County, MissouriMarriage license record Marriage license records, vol. -2 1836-1876FamilySearch Film 914393 DGS 7578667 IndexedSearch for Crawford LC Crawford - James J Short — 11 March 1866Lucy E Crawford - Ira Howe - 10 APril 1865James Crawford - Isabella Carter - 30 Sept 1847 - page 97Isaac Crawford - Manervia Ross - 9 …
George W. Crawford
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 …
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, …