Cold genealogy, finding random ancestors
Scholefield Family Tree Two years ago, to the day, I began this project. Where possible using online resources I have traced the family back and branched out to include siblings and the birth dates of their children. I am ready to call this one as done as I am going to get it at this … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree Now I am working to complete the information about Harmonus DeGraff and Susannah Thomas’s children. (I feel like I’m trying to collect the whole set here!) Based on what has been found before, three of their children made it to adulthood. Susan is the last sibling I need to check into. The … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree I seem to be stonewalled on exactly which Harmonus is the correct man. Therefore, I am going to take one step back. Instead of trying to step push to locate the next DeGraff generation, I will be stepping back and looking at the children again. It is possible that something about Harmonus’s … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree I have some cool stories now! And before I swallow all of the data hook, line, and sinker, I will verify what I can through a few resources. If you have not recently visited the FamilySearch Record Search Pilot site, you should do so! They are adding more free information. Including a … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree Remember to keep reading articles which are returned when you search. You might find a gem like this one: Columnist Has Personal Interest In Amsterdam Widow Susan Road A bit of Amsterdam area history was included in yesterday’s issue of the Yonkers Herald Statesman where the column, “First Person Singular,” attracts attention … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree As as aside, these are the ghost stories associated with Widow Susan: Amsterdam – Widow Susan Road – Figure of a woman wearing a white nightgown seen walking in the cemetery late at night crying. Looking for her husband’s grave.1 Amsterdam – Widow Susan Cemetery – To start off, the story goes … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree One of the challenges a genealogist often faces is the evaluation of contradictory bits of evidence. Which fact do we add to the family tree? The IGI at FamilySearch.org reports Helen Marr DeGraff’s parents as Harmonus Degraff and Susannah Thomas. 1 However, a biography about her son reports that she was born … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree I have done as much of the side work into George and Clara’s siblings as I can complete online — so now I need to move on to do the same with the next generation. Pedigree Chart This pedigree chart for Armour M. Scholefield enables us to see where work needs to … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree Another resource available on FamilySeach is the International Genealogical Index (IGI). This index contains indexes to microfilm which contain vital records and to patron submitted information. It is recommended that all information located on the IGI be verified. One reason is that vital records may contain more information than was extracted or … Read more