Another William
Do you encounter same name issues when researching your family history? Most readers of this blog are likely aware that I struggle with same names,… Read More »Another William
Friday Find
As I’ve been updating my THOMPSON family research, I’ve come across several sets of handwritten notes from a visit to the Iowa Historical Society in… Read More »Friday Find
John Thompson
John Thompson was born on 4 Mar 1797 in Kentucky. [1–4] In Sep 1810, he was a apprenticed to George Brown in Ohio County, Kentucky.… Read More »John Thompson
Orphan
Have you ever wondered whether there could be another definition for a familiar word? That’s my case with the word, orphan. I recently uncovered several… Read More »Orphan
Thompson Theory
My recent Friday Finds post was about an apprenticeship record for a John Thompson in Ohio county, Kentucky. Hoping to find the name of John’s… Read More »Thompson Theory
Friday Finds
Last week, I posted about marriage records from the book, Ohio County Kentucky Records, Volume I by Michael L. Cook and Bettie A. Cummings Cook.… Read More »Friday Finds
Francis Marion Thompson
One of the THOMPSON items buried in my files is a photocopy from the book, History of Adams County, Iowa. This book contains several THOMPSON… Read More »Francis Marion Thompson
Thompson – Iglehart Descendants
1-John Thompson-4601 [Ancestry Profile] [WikiTree Profile] [FamilySearch K2TP-YPX] b: 4 March 1797, Kentucky, United States d: 14 August 1857, Adams, Iowa, United States +Sarah Iglehart-4600… Read More »Thompson – Iglehart Descendants
Friday Finds
Have you been researching your family history for a while? If so, do you have either photocopies or scanned images from books and other sources… Read More »Friday Finds
Oaken Heart
Do you have goals for your genealogy research? Are you making progress on those goals? I have to admit that I’m not making much progress… Read More »Oaken Heart