A Short Update

Arwen and I are just back from a week of research in Salt Lake City. No – it’s not on these lines. These lines are based on information that we find or is provided to us through contacts on the internet. The research we were doing in Salt Lake City was on our own families. … Read more

Tennessee & Kentucky State Archives

Innis Family Tree Since I have done some of the basic research on Ancestry to establish the family line, I thought I would take a quick look at the archives in Tennessee and Kentucky to see what other things they might offer. I was very disappointed to go to the Tennessee State Library and Archives … Read more

Uncle Jacob Moore

Scholefield Family Tree As I continue to check out possible siblings of the direct Moore ancestral lines, I have another apparent match. According to the law suit, Jacob Moore married Hannah. And if he was born in 1791… Jacob H. Moore, age 58, Seaman, NY* Hannah Moore, age 50, NY Richd R. Moore, age 22, … Read more

Moore Lawsuit

Scholefield Family Tree This next step in researching the Moore family is getting me into rough waters. At FultonHistory.com I turned up a legal notice that read (emphasis added): SUPREME COURT–City and County of New York.–Michael Moore and Maria Moore his wife, plaintiffs, against Archibald Dunlap Moore and Anna Maria Moore his wife, James A. … Read more

John Innis Family

Innis Family Tree Moving back a generation I will now look at the family of John and Nancy Innis. From my 17 Feb 2010 post I have established the family as: John H. Innis, born c.1800-1805, Virginia, Nancy [Unknown] born c.1800-1805, Virginia – first wife, Nancy [Unknown] born c. 1822, Kentucky – second wife, John, … Read more

Where Did I Look

Innis Family Tree Before I move back a generation and over to Tennessee and Kentucky, let me tell you some of the places that I looked for this last group of Innis siblings. I don’t always get a chance to tell you in the posts, but there are a lot of side trips made while … Read more

Locating the Missing

Scholefield Family Tree I’ve found John in 1810! He was misindexed as John Harry. This is understandable because the page is damaged; and therefore, the person creating the index couldn’t have known his real name. I find it now when I go back and recheck the households on the pages near Benjamin and William. As … Read more