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Showing posts with label the black tree. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the black tree. Show all posts
Monday, December 16, 2013
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Monday, December 9, 2013
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Bernard Wilson - Permer Bernard Payne
Born 'Bernard Wilson' died 'Permer Bernard Payne'. I have searched up and down for my uncle's (?) history. I am not sure when and why his name changed. I wrote the military and unfortunately, he enrolled as 'Permer Bernard Payne'. This is a piece of out family tree that is currently unsolved. My last resource was to write the Washington D.C. National Archive and Records Administration.
The sad part of research is that the census was done every ten years. A lot could change in ten years. 'Wilson' could be his Father's last name or he could have grown up as a brother to the household children. Payne was my paternal Grandfather's name (David Payne).
Quick link at the bottom of this Blog
The years married...
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| John Womack, my great, great grandfather |
The years married will give you a better clue of their ages. You will notice that all of the census don't have the same things. During my search, there was another negro 'John Womack' from Harrison County; though their ages were a few years apart, periodically I would have to make sure it was the right census.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
United States World War I Draft Cards
Surprisingly, I found a great amount of draft cards for my family members and believe it or not they give a lot of information, including their spouse's name. The one thing that I love is that it was signed by the family member. Below is a link that will give you detail information about 'registration cards'.
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| My Great Grandfather, David Payne |
About African American Funeral Home Records
I have viewed a few funeral home records and found a lot of information. It is getting the funeral to agree to show the records. Some say they are open records and others say that they are not. If you are able view one, it is a great resource for your family tree research project.
genealogyblog.com, This link is specific, it may or may not help.
ancestry.com
More on Funeral Home Records
ancestry.com
More on Funeral Home Records
Monday, December 2, 2013
School Records - Family Tree Search
Please note, from 1862 all schools had to keep records and references to individual students can be found in those records. The following points should help you with you school record search:
Remember most site only have data that was researched and recorded and other information had to be submitted to the site. I was not successful in many, many cases of my search when it came to finding school records for African Americans. The only ones that I was able to find on sites like ancestry.com were ones that a member of my family had submitted of the later generations. However, I have talked to other African Americans that were more successful then myself. I guess it is safe to say, it depends on the interest in each individual family. Some of the information may not be submitted to the sites for view for many reasons, one being that they may not have ever thought to do so. Try researching the school census on one of the available sites. In the Tarrant County area, I have just walked into the school administrative office and requested records, paid on the spot and waited. The only thing that I was asked was "what the records would be used for".
Public School Locator, this may help you locate the school in which you want to request a record. I had done a lot of mail request. Sometime, I would have to send a couple before I would get a reply.
Look for withdrawal forms, enrollments forms and report cards (drawers, file cabinets, asking).
Search the newspaper for sports events.
Remember most site only have data that was researched and recorded and other information had to be submitted to the site. I was not successful in many, many cases of my search when it came to finding school records for African Americans. The only ones that I was able to find on sites like ancestry.com were ones that a member of my family had submitted of the later generations. However, I have talked to other African Americans that were more successful then myself. I guess it is safe to say, it depends on the interest in each individual family. Some of the information may not be submitted to the sites for view for many reasons, one being that they may not have ever thought to do so. Try researching the school census on one of the available sites. In the Tarrant County area, I have just walked into the school administrative office and requested records, paid on the spot and waited. The only thing that I was asked was "what the records would be used for".
Public School Locator, this may help you locate the school in which you want to request a record. I had done a lot of mail request. Sometime, I would have to send a couple before I would get a reply.
Look for withdrawal forms, enrollments forms and report cards (drawers, file cabinets, asking).
Search the newspaper for sports events.
The Spelling of your Ancestor's Name...
Keep in mind that the spelling of your Ancestor's name will be different in every census in some cases. Paying attention to the birth date, middle initial or variation will help identify that person you are researching. This is my maternal Great Grandfather and we all know that "Payne" is not spelled with an 'S'. Also, if you will notice my Great Aunt "Veige" name, it was misspelled. It was probably supposed to be spelled "Virgie". Though I was clear if her birth name was "Virginia", I did find that her name was spelled closer to "Virgie" in other censuses. Click the link above to learn more about name spelling for your family tree search, it will certainly make the search a lot smoother.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Where are all of YOUR family tree clues?
Among all of the treasured possessions found in your Ancestors home, especially Grandpa and Grandma, look you may find some the following items:
- Birth Certificate
- Death Certificates (of a spouse or family member)
- Baptism Record
- Pictures (with names and clues written on them)
- Home Videos (listen for names and look for dates and information on the box)
- Letters and Postcards
- Holiday cards and greeting card pictures/Birthday cards
- Scrapbooks (there will always be description in those)
- Diaries (which are very rare now days)
- Family account (such bank) Legends/Books
- Business Cards (also check your local phone book) Look for the same names and addresses, they just may be a relative
- Insurance Policies
- Newspaper clippings (especially obituaries)
- Family Bibles (sometimes not just on the first page)
- Trophies and event pamphlets
- School Withdrawal Slips
- School Transcripts (the report card may provide some information such as age)
- Enrollment Forms (school, activities)
- Resumes (laying around or saved on the computer)
- Driver's License/Identification Card
- Work Badges
- Passports
- Retirement Forms
- Wills and other Legal Documents
- Writing on walls and behind pictures
- Travel Souvenirs
- Memberships to Clubs or other Organizations
- Church Programs
- Old stacks of papers in their drawers
- Calendars (wall, purse size or desk)
- Phonebooks (personal)
- T-shirt that may have been made for a Reunion or Death
- Photo Albums
- Old purses and wallets (written on the back of something perhaps)
- Quilted blankets can have clues as well, I have seen family tree ones
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - Genealogy and African American History
For me (Blogger), it is not forgetting the struggle and history of our Ancestors. Our Ancestors and history is dying. Let go of the struggle but the history and respect of the struggle.
Who are your Ancestors?
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Finding the Maiden Names of Women in Your Family Tree
This a , great video for researching maiden names of the women in your family tree. Keep in mind though African American women did not spent a lot of time doing social gatherings that they spent a lot of time in church and home after the Civil War era. I found that finding where they worked sometimes held a lot of clues. A late cousin of my family's was a "Womack" but had become a border and her name changed. After researching who she resided with (border, as they called it) she took on the name of the name of the lady of the house's Mother. I never found where perhaps our cousin started working for the Mother and why she took on her name. She never had children or married which sometimes limit the research options. This is a great video!
also...
Ask.com and Family Tree Magazine
also...
Ask.com and Family Tree Magazine
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