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Born sidney marshall. In geogia maybe stewart county and worth county around 1860 to 70 I believe one of her children was my great grandmother. Was married to george jackson. I also need information on him also and they’re death records including cause of death and date of death. I also need what race they were. I need information on my great grandmother illinois also including cause of death and date of death. Someone help me I’m starting a genealogy project.

There’s this one, it says son, but if you look at the original the M for male is a lot darker than the other writing on the page as though it has been written over something.

1880 United States Federal Census about Sidney Marshall
Name: Sidney Marshall
Home in 1880: Mineral Springs, Stewart, Georgia
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of Household: Son
Father’s birthplace: Georgia
Mother’s Name: Emmaline Marshall
Mother’s birthplace: Georgia
Neighbors: View others on page
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Cannot read/write:

Household Members:
Name Age
Emmaline Marshall 40
Tau… Marshall 11
Harriett Marshall 6
Sidney Marshall 4
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Name: Sidney Acors
Home in 1900: Mineral Springs, Stewart, Georgia
[Omaha, Stewart, Georgia]
Age: 22
Birth Date: Aug 1877
Birthplace: Georgia
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Father’s Birthplace: Georgia
Mother’s Birthplace: Georgia
Mother: number of living children: 3
Mother: How many children: 3
Spouse’s Name: George Acors
Marriage Year: 1894
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 6
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
George Acors 23
Sidney Acors 22
Primrose Acors 4
Ilinois Acors 10
Willis Acors 1

Obituaries offer a wealth of information about your family. They have important facts about the deceased and important dates that you can use to piece together clues about the history of your family. Here’s how you can find details to research from obituaries.

We all think differently and we all have different ways of processing information, which makes genealogy and ancestry research very confusing. Different historians and different family members keep records in different ways so sometimes finding the facts you need to piece together a family history are elusive.

There are thousands of databases out there claiming to have the answers, but in reality if you are disorganized, those databases are only going to make the confusion worse. And to top it off repetition in names, facts and even certain dates can cause further confusion. To clear up the confusion, here is the basic guideline of what to look for in an obituary and how to keep it all organized.

Searching for Clues in Obituaries

An obituary is the final record of a person’s life, information is included that can lead you to some amazing discoveries about your family. When you look at an obituary it is important that you pinpoint those bits of information and make a note of them. First read the obituary through once or twice just to get an idea of the information included. Then underline the important pieces of information. Read it over again to make sure you underlined everything of importance. Here are the things you will want to look for in an obituary:

• The deceased’s full name
• Age
• Gender
• Date of birth
• Date of death
• Place or City of Residence
• Occupation
• Military Service
• Church Affiliation
• Life events
• Awards or Accomplishments
• Names of survivors
• Place where funeral or memorial service is held
• Place of internment

Maximizing the Genealogical Value of Obituaries

Once you’ve read and reread the obituary and you’ve underlined the important pieces of information, the next step is to organize the information in a way you can access later and have a complete understanding of what it is you found important. You can download forms for free that can help you research genealogical clues from obituaries at Obituarieshelp.org

The first thing to do is copy down the information point by point. Then make notes about each point.

Questions to ask yourself as you go through each point are:

• What information does this clue provide?
• What public or historical records exist that will provide further information?
• Where can I find those records?

The notes you make about each point can be anything related to genealogy research:

• Personal notes – maybe you were reminded about a conversation you had with a relative about this point.
• Family history notes – maybe another ancestor was a member of the same organization.
• Notes about what you’ll want to research about this information – perhaps you want to look up how long this person was a member of this organization.
• Where records that expand on this information might exist – make notes as to where you can find the answers to your questions.

Other notes might include tidbits of information from:

• Phone book
• City business directory
• Internet
• Church directory
• School databases

Taking the time to go through obituaries carefully can go a long way to helping you find clues to your family history and connecting you to your ancestors and relatives. Names, places, and dates are just the starting point. There is so much to learn from obituaries, but you have to read between the lines. Not all the information will be there ready for you to see, you’ll have to do a little digging and a little research. Making notes and keeping your notes organized will help you get the information you are looking for.

Melanie Walters

I found this marriage record on the LDS "Pilot". I spent 2 hours hunting Thomas, but he eluded me. Can anyone find him on a census, death or other record? I have Margaret in 1880 and 1900. I can’t find her in 1910, 1920 or 1930. Corrections and additions to the record in [square brackets]

Groom’s Name: Thos. Ledbetter
Groom’s Birth Date: 1881, Illinois
Bride’s Name: Maggie [Margaret Rachel] Longwell Brown
Bride’s Birth Date: 1886, [3 Sep 1876] Iowa

Marriage Date: 05 Oct 1907
Marriage Place: Avoca, Iowa
Groom’s Father’s Name: Joseph Ledbetter
Groom’s Mother’s Name: Martha Horn
Bride’s Father’s Name: Amos Brown [Amos Longwell]
Bride’s Mother’s Name: Katherine Gillann [Elizabeth Catherine Gillam]
Groom’s Marital Status: Single
Groom’s Previous Wife’s Name:
Bride’s Marital Status: Widowed
Bride’s Previous Husband’s Name: [Lawrence William Brown]

Some web sites say Margaret married
1) Lawrence William Brown b: April 26, 1874,
2) John Dersham,
3) —- Riddle

She dies in Orange County, California 14 Feb 1973, with the surname Riddle. I have her death index entry. I looked for her as Ledbetter, Dersham and Riddle in 1910 on; no luck,

In 1900 she is in Nebraska with her first husband, mis-indexed as "Torence" Brown, and their son, Myron Brown, b, 1899.

If you strike out, I could also use the Pack family crest, proof that my grandfather was 1/5th Cherokee, and a detailed breakdown of my ethnicity based on my picture. The eagle’s, ethnicity, too . . .
<wild laughter>

Thanks to you all.
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Tina – if they deserted or divorced, they would not be the first to lie about it. That looks like Lawrence, all right; he was in Wayne County in 1900. I should have checked. Thanks! Margaret is still a mystery.

The fact Lawrence has the child suggests that Margaert did the deserting.

Ted,
I was unable to locate Thomas Ledbetter also but something seems a bit off, in that, on the marriage record for Thomas and Maggie, it states the bride’s marital status as widowed. Now, I did locate what I thought was Lawrence Brown and his son Myron Brown in the 1920 census and Lawrence also shows his marital status as a widower. You may already be aware of this but, if not, you might want to check those records.

Name:Lawrence Brown
Home in 1920:Wayne, Wayne, Nebraska
Age:55
Estimated birth year:abt 1865
Birthplace:Iowa
Relation to Head of House:Self (Head)
Father’s Birth Place:United States of America
Mother’s Birth Place:United States of America
Marital Status:Widowed [Widow]
Race:White
Sex:Male
Home owned:Rent
Able to read:Yes
Able to Write:Yes
Neighbors:View others on page

Household Members:NameAge
Lawrence Brown 55
Myron D Brown 20
Anna M Brown 16

Anna M. Brown is Myron’s wife. I also located them in the 1930 census with children.

Stephen P. Williamson was born in 1856 Arkansas. I found him in a census in 1860 with his family there. I found him in 1876 when he married in Texas. I found him in 1880 with his wife and some of his children in Texas Montague. I was told by my Father he died in Del Rio, Texas and then his wife, my GGGrandMother Betty (Welch)Williamson moved on to Bisbee, AZ. But I cannot find any record of his death. I believe he would have to have died after 1919 according my findings.

Since Val Verede County is on the Mexican border, do you suppose that he could have died over the border in Mexico?

Wow, this family really is a challenge.

The first thing I found was a death certificate for Fonc Williamson, son of Steve Williamson and Betty Welch. He was born feb 19, 1883 in Arkansas and died May 4, 1940 in Wellbon, Yuma County, Arizona. I thought that this was a unique name so i thought i would try to follow him through the census. Here is a link to his death certificate:

http://genealogy.az.gov/azdeath/063/10630535.pdf

His name is mistranscribed in the World War I draft cards. He is indexed as "Ford" rather than Fonc. The cards were completed in 1917-1918 and he was in Cochise county, Arizona proving that he was in the state before 1920.

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about Ford Williamson
Name: Ford Williamson
City: Not Stated
County: Cochise
State: Arizona
Birth Date: 19 Feb 1882
Race: White
Roll: 1522348
DraftBoard: 0

I couldn’t find him in 1930, but I did find him living with his mother in 1920 in Cochise county, Arizona. Also in the house hold is his sister Maud. It clearly states that Mary E. (Betty a nickname for Elizabeth) is widowed.

Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: McNeal, Cochise, Arizona; Roll: T625_46; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 800.
Indexed as Fanc S Williamson

Williamson, Fanc head male white 37 years old single born in Arkansas
Williamson, Mary E mother female white 60 years old widowed born in Texas
Williamson, Maud L sister female white 28 years old.

From this census, we would have to surmise that the family was there before 1920 and that Stephen P Williamson died prior to that.

I can’t find the family in 1910. I do find his brother Noat in Menard county, Texas with wife Belle and two kids Steven L. and Olie. Steven was born in New mexico in 1904 creating yet another place to look for answers.

Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Menard, Texas; Roll: T624_1574; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 162; Image: 1331.

By the time of the World War I draft cards, Noat was in cochise county too with brother Lonc. His card was signed on September 12, 1918.

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about Noat Arch Williamson
Name: Noat Arch Williamson
City: Not Stated
County: Cochise
State: Arizona
Birth Date: 5 Nov 1879
Race: White
Roll: 1522348
DraftBoard: 0

Virgil was also there in Coshise county according to his draft card completed on the same day, September 12, 1918.
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about Virgil Mair Williamson
Name: Virgil Mair Williamson
City: Not Stated
County: Cochise
State: Arizona
Birth Date: 17 Jul 1884
Race: White
Roll: 1522348
DraftBoard: 0

As you can see, you have several different directions you can go in. I’m pretty well convinced that Stephen died before 1920 because it seems like his family was in Arizona by 1918.

I think that finding him in 1910 may be key. He is definitely in Val Verde in 1900. Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Val Verde, Texas; Roll: T623 1675; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 75.
He is not indexed by first name because it is illegible, but Noat for example is indexed as Notie A and Betty is indexed as Elizabeth.

I could send you any of the images listed above if you would like to have them. Just e-mail me through my profile.

Genealogy researchers are some of the people that seek access to many different kinds of public records in a regular basis since these legal documents contain a lot of details that could be useful as they conduct their research and as they do their best to fill in the blank spaces that are in their pedigree chart.

Public records, especially those that are categorized under vital records (such as the birth records, marriage records, death records, and divorce records) are some of the most frequently used records by these genealogists since they contain a lot of details that are very helpful for going further in their research such as the full legal name of a person, the birth date, the place where a certain person was born, the name of the parents along with the name of the siblings, if there are any. In addition, these public records also contain some information like the name of the person’s spouse, the place where the marriage took place and much, much more.  

In short, that means that getting one public record alone will help any family history researcher to get more details and more clues about who to search the next time around. For example, if you will be able to get the birth record of you grandfather, you will be able to get a lot of significant names, places and dates in that record alone and that could be useful for helping you find more details bout your great grandparents too. 

Doing genealogy (or family history, as it is commonly called) is really an easy thing to do if you could access these public records. Especially since there are already a lot of online public records provider in our times, any person from all walks of life can indeed conduct these researches without going through a lot of difficulties like how it was in the past.

Several years ago, genealogy was a dreaded activity for most people since it involved going to different offices, searching details from public libraries, visiting cemeteries, writing far-flung relatives, traveling far places and a whole lot more. 

These days, you could simply stay at home and do your search in your most convenient time.  Besides, most public records are just a click away so completing your genealogy isn’t as hard as it used to be anymore.

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Laica Baker
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I was born in new york and the courts sealed my records, but i know my mothers name and just cant find anything. Didnt think that dead people had privacy rights. If anyone cant help please contact me. Look for family so that my kids can know there family.

I believe death certificates are public record. You would need to go to the county in which she lived and go to the records department…usually listed in the phone book under government offices. As for info on death certificate…usually just the basics like the person’s name, date of birth, residence, date and approx. time of death, cause of death, and the medical examiner verified the death and/or performed the autopsy.

When I was 30 I found out my dad wasn’t my real father. I am desperate to find him but have no idea how to start. The Social Security Death index doesn’t list him as deceased and I have asked neighbors who knew him with no result as to his location now. He was a Lutheran minister in Cape Girardeau, MO from 1970 to 1973.(The church has no records.) He moved to Escanaba, Michigan after that, where he also was pastor. He was accused, but never convicted, of murdering his wife in 1975 or 76. He was investigated by the FBI. His name is William Dean Tabor. He was no longer allowed to serve as a minister after the murder. I am told he never served a day in jail. He was born in the state of Indiana on 3/2/1933. I know that for a time after the murder, he lived in Texas but dont know where. I know that I have at least 1 sister and 2 brothers. He got a masters in religion and a BS in psychology and business somewhere in Indiana. He speaks fluent German and Latin. Can anyone help me?

I went to that zabasearch.com
I put in my name and it said there was no such person
I went to http://findanyone.com/
I put in my name and it had 198 hits with ages phone #s, cities and states. I found me
You can get a 24 hour pass
I went to http://www.ancestry.com/
I have a membership
I live in California
I put in my name and birthdate and I found me
Public Records
gave my name address and phone numbers for the past 10 years
Here is one of several at ancestry.com
Name: William D Tabor
Birth Date: Mar 1933
Street address: 16538 Twin Fox
City: San Antonio
County: Bexar
State: Texas
Zip Code: 78247
Phone Number: 210-492-4914
Record Number: 733427016
He has moved several times so check the phone book for San Antonio, Texas for his latest phone number

Looking for parents of :
James Francis Johnson..dob March 1871 in Buffalo,New York.
father :James Johnson born in Ireland.
mother of Irish decent: Margaret Hassen ( this is on his death certificate) born in New York. I do not have a birth date for either. This is a clasic brickwall.Any help would be so welcomed. Thank you.

Have you tried to secure his birth record. That will give you more definite information on the dates and location for his parent’s marriage.

According to the New York state archives http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/res_topics_gen_vitalstats.shtml "The indexes do not include births and deaths in Albany, Buffalo, and Yonkers prior to 1914, or marriages in those cities prior to 1908. (Contact the local registrar of vital statistics in those cities for information about earlier records.)"

So my best guess is to start with the registrar Buffalo about your ancestor’s records. They were likely married in the area as well so you should check about the marriage records at the same time.

Are you sure that Hassen is his mother’s maiden name and not a 2nd marriage after becoming a widow?

trying to find info about my father side of the family and all I have to work with is his name.

There isn’t a central site. Birth records are usually kept hidden for privacy’s sake.

RootsWeb has death records for California, Kentucky, Texas & Maine, plus an SSDI:
http://searches.rootsweb.com/

The Brits have
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

If you can see kangaroos nibbling your roses, or say "Eh" at the end of every third sentence, you are out of luck.

Your birth certificate will tell you your father’s birth state and age at the time. His SSN application will tell you his parents’ names and his exact birth date. You can get it, but
1) It costs $27
2) He has to be dead
3) He had to have had a SSN.

If your mother and he were married and you live near the town they were living in when they married, go to the library and look through the social pages for that week. You may get lucky; if they had an article there, it will be chock full of good stuff; "The groom is the son of . . .", "Best man was his brother . . .", the bride is the daughter of . . ." and so forth. It will be free, too. If they were living in Fresno but ran away to Las Vegas to get married, there still may be a snippet in the Fresno Bee.

The county clerk may let you look at the marriage record for free, if you go into the office and prove you are related. That isn’t on-line, but I thought I’d mention it.

birth raymond l leach st louis mo

Do you have any more clues?

I found this
Name: Raymond Edwin Leach
Social Security #: 556545319
Sex: MALE
Birth Date: 5 Jun 1906
Birthplace: Missouri
Death Date: 2 Jul 1995
Death Place: Sacramento