Cold genealogy, finding random ancestors
Bits — as we find them
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
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
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
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
Scholefield Family Tree The censuses I located in the last post lead me to believe that I have a family group. I know this is the correct John Hawkins because he is near his daughter Susan Moore and her husband in 1830 and 1820. In 1810, John appears to have been missed or he was … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree Since I have hit previously completed research for the Dusenburys and Ogdens, it is time to step back down and see about the Hawkins family. (Remember though that if I were working this for my own family, I’d be off gathering and verifying the older family lines. For this project I will … Read more
Innis Family Tree Have you visited the Texas State Library and Archives yet? They are getting it right and I’m hopeful they will keep working at it and loading more things into their digital archives. Take a look at what’s available under genealogy. There is an Online Public Access Catalog to see what they have … Read more
Innis Family Tree Liva Caldonia Innis was born 15 Jan 1883 in Clinton County, Kentucky and died 22 Oct 1956 in Whitewright, Grayson, Texas.1 Liva was married to Alonzo Huston Taylor and was the easiest of the children to locate. Her death record was the first one that came up when I searched for Thomas … Read more
Innis Family Tree Tabitha Alice Innis was born 15 Apr 1874 in Clinton County, Kentucky and died 13 April 1947 in Sherman, Grayson Co., Texas.1 She was married to Daniel Webster Parrigin in about 1892 – yes he was the brother of William G. Parrigin. So Minerva and Tabitha married the Parrigin brothers and Louisa … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree Actually, the digging wasn’t too stressful. They sat right up and waived their hands frantically so I’d see them! I have officially hit the jackpot during this “survey previous research” stage as I check works that have been compiled by others. The following places are those places that I search to determine … Read more