Key Web Sites Bureau of Land Management (.gov site) Research Guide – U.S. Land Records (raogk.org) – formerly on the defunct site, www.familyhistory101.com. Look for any of the following in land records. Look who signed the record — and any other document. Look for your ancestor in the census of
For the last few months I have been working on A.R. Hansman’s Chronicles and H. Hansman’s (Family) Genealogy. A.R. (August Robert) “Gus” Hansman was my husband’s maternal grandfather. In 1919 while ill waiting for surgery, he wrote the “chronicles” of his life. His uncle H. (Hermann) Hansmann compiled the Hansmann
Year Disease Location Notes *1563–1564 Bubonic plague London, England 1563 London plague *1592-1593 Bubonic plauge London, England 1592–93 London plague *1603 Bubonic plague United Kingdom Primarily London 1612 Bubonic plague United Kingdom *1616-1620 Multiple infections Southern New England, especially Wampanoag people Unknown, possibly leptospirosis with Weil syndrome. Classic explanations include yellow fever, bubonic plague, influenza, smallpox, chickenpox, typhus, and syndemic infection
Years ago a widow would be referenced as Jane Jones, consort of John Jones. John Jones might be referenced as a relict. Their issue would be their children. Below is a terminology list of “the Olden Days”. consort Spouse who survived after her husband’s death. freeholder A landowner entitled to
Working on eliminating UNUSED versions of the SAME family tree BUT not before checking to see if there is any data in that tree needed in the new one. The steps being used to successfully merge an old tree into my current working research tree for COFFMAN & LIVINGSTON.