Ancestry magazine ceases publication
I was looking at my recent issue of the NGS magazine for January-March 2010, and I noticed that on page 43, in the Genealogy news section, that Ancestry will cease to publish this great magazine as of the March/April issue. I have gobs of these magazines, and I still refer to them for information. Ancestry has been a valuable resource for family genealogists, history professionals, and others. I will miss not getting my Ancestry magazine.
How many of you are watching the NBC-TV program "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?" This show gives viewers an up-close and personal look inside the family history of some of today's celebrities. Brooke Shields, Matthew Broderick, Lisa Kidrow and others have been featured. Ancestry.com is the official partner on the series. I expect this series will cause an influx of people wanting to find out about their family history. I have had several people ask me about genealogy. I would like to know what everyone else thinks about this show? Let me know!!
South Carolina Research
Recently, I have been busy researching my husband's family surname KNIGHT in South Carolina. Some of the records that have been of great value are PROBATE RECORDS consisting of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships which are found in the Office of the Probate Court in of the county seat.
I found some original wills with various other papers. One file contained over 50 pages. Also, Court of Equity files are of great value. When some of the heirs were out of state, or were deceased and their heirs became heirs of the estate, or when all children were of legal age, or when the deceased had no wife, husband or children, all of these were settled in the Court of Equity. So, don't forget to look for Court of Equity files. They will be found in the Office of the Clerk of the Court. Also, I found a land grant in South Carolina, which was recorded in North Carolina. Early on, the boundaries between North and South Carolina were considered to be "soft boundaries. An example of this is my GGGGF, Stephen Lisenby lived in Bennettsville, Marlboro Co SC, but he lived closer to the court house in Anson Co NC. So where did he go to record a deed? You guessed it, Anson Co NC.
Another source not to be overlooked is the SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL MAGAZINE. They have published quite a few Parish registers in which were recorded births, deaths, baptismals, marriages, and burials. Unfortunately, only a few of these survive. Officially, South Carolina never required any marriage bonds or licenses until 1 July 1912. Therefore, marriages are hard to prove. My husband's GGGGGF, James Knight, was nice enough to have his heirs, engrave his marriage date on his tombstone. Copies of this magazine can be found at the Clayton Library for Genealogical Research. Check their on-line catalog
Happy Hunting,
Until another day...............
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Update on The Atascocita-Kingwood Genealogical Society
Atascocita-Kingwood Genealogical Society has its own website. http://www.texasfamilytree.com
Go and look around. There is some good info on the website.
Byeeeeeeee
Webgenie
Atascocita-Kingwood Genealogical Society has its own website. http://www.texasfamilytree.com
Go and look around. There is some good info on the website.
Byeeeeeeee
Webgenie
It has been a long time since I have posted on my blog as you can see from the date of my last post. I have had a terrible sinus infection for over two months. I must be allergic to something-can't figure out what!
I just finished taking a six week genealogy course taught by Trevia W. Beverly. She is a very good genealogist! I learned some new genealogical techniques and found out where I was making some mistakes in my research. Hopefully, after re-organizing my files, I will be able to see what info I have tucked away in file folders, and what direction I should pursue to find my elusive family members. Trevia shared with us that the best way to write your town, county and state is: Houston, Harris Co TX
Of course, I had to change all of my FTM data. When I started doing genealogy, I input my data just like I wanted to do. I never thought anybody might see it besides myself!!!!!
Does anyone know what a "Gretna Green" is? It is a county close to another county, "that does not require a mandatory waiting period for a couple to marry." That was a new one for me. If anyone wants to know about a Gretna Green, email me. I have a huge list of most of them in the United States. Also, when looking for cemetery records, don't forget to look for a monument company close to where your families are buried, and see what info they have on who ordered the stone for the grave. Great source!!! If the monument company has gone out of business, look for where those records may be stored.
As of late, the only genealogy that I have been working on is my husband's paternal line, James Knight. We went to Orangeburg, SC in November, 2009, also to the South Carolina Archives. I found them to be not "user friendly." To get copies, you have to fill out 3 forms, pay for copies at $1.00 each, and then they will mail them to you. Got my copies 2 weeks after we returned.!! I needed some of them to help me while I was in SC. So, I took my digital camera and took photos of the most important data. I then loaded the photos into my computer, and copied with my small portable printer that I took on the trip with me. ALways take a portable scanner and printer with you!!
We found the graves of James Knight and Jane Davis Knight the GGGGParents of my husband, David. They are buried on property that James once owned. The Amick's now own the property, and Bud Amick, an 18 year old, led us out to the graves. The grave's are in great shape to be as old as they are. The inscriptions were legible. I took quite a few photos. I will try to upload them for viewing. My husband was very moved to see the graves. I felt very satisfied in locating the graves. I think that there are possibly other Knight graves in the same place. However, the leaves were about 4-5 inches thick. Maybe another trip and we can find out if other graves are under all those leaves. Wouldn't that be great to find some more of hubby's family.
Today, I wrote to the Port Arthur Public Library, in Port Arthur, TX to obtain some obituaries. They were very user friendly over the telephone. I had all the information they needed to go straight to the microfilm and copy, I should receive them in a few days.
Amy Coffin has kindly created a blog for the Atascocita-Kingwood Genealogical Society. She did a great job. I really like it, and look forward to many great blog's. Thanks Amy!!!
At Atascocita-Kingwood Genealogical Society's next meeting on April 11, Cary Hall of the Clayton Library for Genealogical Research Library will present "Organized or Trashed? Let's Get Organized." We would love to have you join us at our meeting.
Until next time,
webgenie
I just finished taking a six week genealogy course taught by Trevia W. Beverly. She is a very good genealogist! I learned some new genealogical techniques and found out where I was making some mistakes in my research. Hopefully, after re-organizing my files, I will be able to see what info I have tucked away in file folders, and what direction I should pursue to find my elusive family members. Trevia shared with us that the best way to write your town, county and state is: Houston, Harris Co TX
Of course, I had to change all of my FTM data. When I started doing genealogy, I input my data just like I wanted to do. I never thought anybody might see it besides myself!!!!!
Does anyone know what a "Gretna Green" is? It is a county close to another county, "that does not require a mandatory waiting period for a couple to marry." That was a new one for me. If anyone wants to know about a Gretna Green, email me. I have a huge list of most of them in the United States. Also, when looking for cemetery records, don't forget to look for a monument company close to where your families are buried, and see what info they have on who ordered the stone for the grave. Great source!!! If the monument company has gone out of business, look for where those records may be stored.
As of late, the only genealogy that I have been working on is my husband's paternal line, James Knight. We went to Orangeburg, SC in November, 2009, also to the South Carolina Archives. I found them to be not "user friendly." To get copies, you have to fill out 3 forms, pay for copies at $1.00 each, and then they will mail them to you. Got my copies 2 weeks after we returned.!! I needed some of them to help me while I was in SC. So, I took my digital camera and took photos of the most important data. I then loaded the photos into my computer, and copied with my small portable printer that I took on the trip with me. ALways take a portable scanner and printer with you!!
We found the graves of James Knight and Jane Davis Knight the GGGGParents of my husband, David. They are buried on property that James once owned. The Amick's now own the property, and Bud Amick, an 18 year old, led us out to the graves. The grave's are in great shape to be as old as they are. The inscriptions were legible. I took quite a few photos. I will try to upload them for viewing. My husband was very moved to see the graves. I felt very satisfied in locating the graves. I think that there are possibly other Knight graves in the same place. However, the leaves were about 4-5 inches thick. Maybe another trip and we can find out if other graves are under all those leaves. Wouldn't that be great to find some more of hubby's family.
Today, I wrote to the Port Arthur Public Library, in Port Arthur, TX to obtain some obituaries. They were very user friendly over the telephone. I had all the information they needed to go straight to the microfilm and copy, I should receive them in a few days.
Amy Coffin has kindly created a blog for the Atascocita-Kingwood Genealogical Society. She did a great job. I really like it, and look forward to many great blog's. Thanks Amy!!!
At Atascocita-Kingwood Genealogical Society's next meeting on April 11, Cary Hall of the Clayton Library for Genealogical Research Library will present "Organized or Trashed? Let's Get Organized." We would love to have you join us at our meeting.
Until next time,
webgenie
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)